Gabriel's story: giving agricultural waste a new life
Thanks to a loan granted under the EAFRD risk-sharing financial instrument, Rongo Design’s Founder, Gabriel Barta, was able to buy proper equipment and start to scale up his business. His company creates 100% organic acoustic panels for interior design using different kinds of waste from industrial partners and local farmers combined with fungus species.
Watch how the EAFRD Risk Sharing Loan financial instrument plays a key role in facilitating access to finance for farmers in Romania while stimulating growth and job creation in the sector.
Find out more in the written case study: EAFRD Risk Sharing Loan 2014-2020, Romania
Julien’s and Marie’s story – Organic farming for a more sustainable future
For Marie Lauret and Julien Navailles, based in Bidache, the Alter'NA guarantee loan was the stepping stone they needed to enter the agricultural sector and start their organic production. Thanks to the guarantee loan they were able to finance their production greenhouses, market gardening tools as well as a storage building for their crops.
The Alter'NA guarantee fund, set up with EUR 36 million from Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional funds, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI, Juncker Plan), has already helped hundreds of farmers in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region to implement sustainable agriculture projects.
Read the case study here: Alter’NA EAFRD Guarantee Instrument 2014-2020 Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Fare Bio: An organic farming start-up
To boost his production, Gilberto Ambotta, an agriculture entrepreneur in Dignano, a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, got the support of an EAFRD loan which helped him invest in high-quality equipment and place up to 20 000 organic plants in just 24 hours!
Set-up with EUR 93 million from the Friuli Venezia Giulia’s Rural Development Programme and regional resources, this EAFRD Loan Fund has helped hundreds of farmers in the region to improve production processes and become more competitive.
For more information, have a read at the EAFRD Loan Fund for agriculture Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy case study.