Setting up an agricultural or agri-food company

Production, livestock, processing or trading: structure your farming project as an SARL, EURL or SPA.

A company lets you bring partners together, raise funds, sign with large retailers or export buyers, and keep your personal assets separate from the farm. It is also the simplest option if you run the project from abroad with a manager on site.

Which legal form?

The choice depends on the number of partners and the size of the project:

EURL: a single partner, ideal for a farm or processing workshop run by one person
SARL: several partners (family, associates), the most common form for farming projects
SPA: large projects (big acreage, industrial unit) or projects open to investors
Agricultural cooperative: if at least five farmers want to pool their resources

Set up like any other company

An SARL, EURL or SPA is commercial by its form, even when its activity is farming. It therefore follows the usual steps: notarised articles, registration with the trade register (CNRC), tax (NIF) and statistical (NIS) numbers, publication in the BOAL. For an SARL or EURL, the partners set the capital freely.

Food processing

Canning, dairy, oil mill, flour mill, packing dates or fruit: processing is an industrial activity. On top of registration, some activities require product-specific authorisations or approvals (in particular sanitary ones for animal products). We identify those that apply to your project before filing.

Accessing land through a company

A company can buy or lease private land. For large industrial farming projects in the South, applications are filed on the online platform of ODAS (the office for industrial agriculture in Saharan lands), which has already allocated plots to Algerian operators based abroad.

Frequently asked questions

SARL or EURL for a farming project?▼

An EURL suits you if you are on your own; an SARL as soon as there are several of you (family, partners). You can switch from one to the other later.

Can I set up the company from abroad?▼

Yes. You can be a partner without living in Algeria; for day-to-day management, a manager on site makes dealing with the authorities easier.

How much capital do I need?▼

For an SARL or EURL, the capital is free. Above all, budget for the project itself: land, water, equipment, livestock and working capital.

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General information, up to date as of October 2026. Laws and schemes change: we check your situation before any step.

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