Description
CoopCircuits is a digital platform that connects local farmers and producers with consumers and buyers in France. It serves small and medium-scale growers, artisan food makers and buyers (including households, restaurants and institutions) by enabling producers to list products, manage orders and reach multiple demand points without intermediaries. The platform provides farmers with online shopfront space and tools to display and sell farm products.
Technology
CoopCircuits is a web-based aggregator platform built on open-source software by Open Food Network that allows registered producers to create digital catalogues of their products and receive orders from consumers and institutional buyers. CoopCircuits also offers a visual map of producers with search function and an online payments function for consumers to pre-pay for their orders.
Target
The platform is targeted and small-scale producers and cooperatives who want to reach consumers online, as well as buyers of agricultural products.
Business model
A surcharge is applied for each online order to cover the operational costs of the platform and online payments function.
Impact
CoopCircuits aims to strengthen local food supply chains offering a marketplace that aggregates demand and supports multiple distribution models (e.g., weekly baskets, institutional orders). The platform is deployed across various regions of France with an objective to improve producer access to urban and peri-urban markets, reduce dependency on traditional intermediaries, and enhance visibility of local agricultural offers.
Partners
Open Food Network
Four Betters
Better life
