17:04 Jan 13, 2011 

Though it's not very clearly worded, it sems that this has to do with the nature of the application in terms of whether it is a "straightforward" application to purchase or in opposition to another purchase (somebody exercising a right to first refusal). Thanks for everybody's input!

11:12 Jan 12, 2011 

How about "purpose of the purchase" if they are not talking about SAFER's intervention in the purchase?

07:08 Jan 12, 2011 

Then you think it might be simply "use" or something like that...

23:05 Jan 11, 2011 

I've been looking at the forms for other SAFERs, e.g. this one http://www.safer-franchecomte.com/documents/Fiche_candidatur... and they have a question about whether you're buying the land for "agradissement", "installation", "remaniement parcellaire", "Maintien en place" or "Autre". I'm thinking that could be what it's referring to.

20:24 Jan 11, 2011 

It was subject to SAFER needs for local young farmers. So the "Nature d'intervention" undoubtedly relates to the sort of farming that is envisaged. "Type of farming operation" perhaps

17:56 Jan 11, 2011 

Yes it's a SAFER organisation as in www.safer.fr. Esentially what happens is that the SAFER has first refusal to any agricultural property sold in the area which, if it purchases it, then sells on to other farmers who apply to purhcase it. The land essentially gets sold to the applicant who makes the "best case": the application includes details such as experience/training, nature of any existing farm they run. Then there's just this small section near the start entitled "Nature de la candidature". It only contains a few items: "Nature de la candidature", "Contrat type", "Assujettissement TVA", "Destination du fonds" [as in the category of land use as I understand], "Mode de faire-valoir" [Type of tenure] and then "Nature de l'intervention" and finally the name of the buyer's notaire. That's all there is in this section.

17:40 Jan 11, 2011 

This seems to fit the context: http://www.safer.fr/ - but I suppose it's up to the Asker has to confirm that.

17:31 Jan 11, 2011 

I think this question would be very much easier if we could see the form. Is it online anywhere? I'm not clear what SAFER is or why it's selling this land, or who to.

15:58 Jan 11, 2011 

Thanks both for your feedback. I think "Type of action" is plausible, it would just be reassuring to know what kind of answer they're actually expecting (the space is half a page width, i.e. no great explanation appears to be required).

Tony, I wondered about that, but I think for "type of agricultural work", I would have expected the word to be "exploitation", whereas as you say, "intervention" applies a "special" course of action to the normal course of events like indeed repairing your car/computer. If you don't mind, I may take you up on your offer to check with your contact-- I may message you privately in a little while if that's OK!

15:00 Jan 11, 2011 

It's difficult to say without seeing the form, but possibly they want to know what the buyer intends to do with the land, or how they're going to go about putting their intentions into practice - type of action in that case? As for "intervenant", it could be referring to someone acting on behalf of the actual buyer. .

14:48 Jan 11, 2011 

...to the type of agricultural work that would be carried out on the land if bought — you know, forestry, arable farming, orchards, livestock, etc.?

'intervention' is often used in the sort of context of 'work to be carried out', like in the list of items repaired on your car.

By the same token, 'intervenant' might perhaps have the value of 'exploitant'.

If you get stuck, I have contacts I can ask, but probably not till office hours tomorrow.