Land of arable and livestock farming
Pays Mellois - cereal country and a hub of agricultural co-operatives (milk,meat,cereals)
Products with a strong regional indentity - chabichou goats' milk cheese, tourteau fromager
Pays Mellois - milk country, dotted with sheep and goat farms
At Lezay, one of the biggest weekly cattle markets in France
Abattoirs at Celles sur Belle and Chef-Boutonne