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The CREA method (Spanish: Método CREA) is a farming extension method based on small groups of farmers who hire a shared technical adviser and meet monthly to exchange data and experience. It originated in Argentina in 1957 as an adaptation of the French Centres d'études techniques agricoles (CETA, 1944) and is the operational basis of the CREA Movement in Argentina, along with homologous federations in Uruguay (FUCREA, 1966) and Paraguay (CREA PY).[1][2]

Public adaptation in Argentina: Cambio Rural

In 1993 the INTA launched the Cambio Rural programme, which applies the group-with-adviser format to smaller farmers under public funding. Unlike CREA groups, which are private and self-financed, Cambio Rural advisers are paid in part by the state.[3]

French CETA today

The original French CETA have remained active. As of 2020, the federation CETA de France brings together about fifteen centres and 3,000 farmers, mostly in arable crops, horticulture, fruit growing and viticulture. The scheme is integrated into the French public agricultural development system, funded by the Compte d'affectation spéciale pour le développement agricole et rural (CASDAR).[4]

Comparable programmes

The CREA method belongs to an international family of farmer discussion groups and facilitated peer-learning schemes. Other examples include the Teagasc Discussion Groups in Ireland, the Monitor Farms run by Beef + Lamb New Zealand since 1991, Australia's Bestprac programme, and the Farmer Field Schools promoted by the FAO in Asia from the 1980s and later extended globally.[5][6] CREA differs from most of these by being privately funded and self-managed, and by its continuous institutional presence since 1957.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Método CREA". FUCREA — Federación Uruguaya de Grupos CREA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  2. ^ Gras, Carla (2025). "Asociación Argentina de Consorcios Regionales de Experimentación Agrícola (AACREA). Argentina, 1957-2019". In Muzlera, J.; Salomón, A. (eds.). Diccionario del agro iberoamericano (in Spanish) (6th ed.). Buenos Aires: Teseo Press.
  3. ^ "Programa Cambio Rural" (in Spanish). Ministerio de Economía — Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  4. ^ "Histoire des CETA". CETA de France (in French). Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  5. ^ Läpple, Doris (2023). "Discussion Groups in Irish Agriculture". Sustainability. 15 (4): 3226. doi:10.3390/su15043226.
  6. ^ Röling, Niels; van de Fliert, Elske (1994). "Transforming extension for sustainable agriculture: The case of integrated pest management in rice in Indonesia". Agriculture and Human Values. 11 (2–3): 96–108. doi:10.1007/BF01530446.

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