Stories

Articles on how financial instruments are being implemented on the ground

A berry successful business venture - Hero image
15 December 2023
A berry successful business venture

Thanks to the financial backing of the Micro and small loans for rural development 2014-2020, Ivica Babojelić, a young farmer growing organic berries in Samobor, West of Zagreb, could kickstart his project and transform his mother’s plot of land into a flourishing family farm.

EAFRD
Croatia
Credit Fund Lombardy supports the agri-food chain
13 July 2023
Credit Fund Lombardy supports the agri-food chain

Implemented in 2017, the EAFRD Credit Fund Lombardy, a grant combination financial instrument made access to finance easier for agri-food companies while improving primary producers’ integration in the agri-food chain.

EAFRD
Italy
The sweet taste of berries
13 April 2023
The sweet taste of success

The financial backing of the EAFRD risk-sharing financial instrument has helped Valentin Verzea, a former banker, make his farm in Southern Romania profitable.

With 13.5 hectares in production, he was able to deliver 90 tons of premium raspberries in 2022 to major supermarket chains in Romania.

EAFRD
Romania
Showcase 2023
15 March 2023
FI Campus Showcase 2023
A unique opportunity to share and promote your financial instrument success stories within the fi-compass community. Congratulations to our Showcase 2023 winners who took home the trophy at the FI Campus event on the 15 March and a round of applause for all our other submissions.
All funds , ERDF/CF , EAFRD , ESF/ESF+ , EMFF/EMFAF , AMIF
All EU
Participants at a fi-compass event.
12 January 2023
FI Campus 2023 – Financial instruments in changing times

The fi-compass team is happy to invite you to its first fully in person FI-Campus event since the pandemic. The 2023 edition will take place in Brussels from Monday, 13 March until Wednesday, 15 March 2023 and shed light on the opportunities offered by financial instruments as EU citizens and businesses face challenging economic times ahead.

All funds , ERDF/CF , EAFRD , ESF/ESF+ , EMFF/EMFAF , AMIF
All EU
Hands holding a green liquid
12 December 2022
Spiripau: from flowers to algae

With the financial backing of a Friuli-Venezia Giulia EAFRD financial instrument loan, the Paulitti family were able to turn their floriculture company into a successful organic spirulina business.

EAFRD
Italy
showcase_teaser_image
10 December 2023
Let’s get this show on the road!

After a brief hiatus, the fi-compass team is happy to announce the return of the Showcase Award 2023! Could you be the winner waiting in the wings to raise the Showcase trophy high at our upcoming FI Campus event?

All funds , ERDF/CF , EAFRD , ESF/ESF+ , EMFF/EMFAF , AMIF
All EU
Grapes from a family vineyard in Greece
07 July 2022
EAFRD Guarantee Fund: a helping hand for Greek farmers

Thanks to an EAFRD Guarantee loan, Jason Ligas, a young wine producer based in Pella-Giannitsa, Northern Greece, could kick start his permaculture project and strengthen existing family vineyards.

The Greek EAFRD Guarantee Fund 2014-2020 set up with EUR 80 million from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and EUR 20 million from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI, Juncker Plan), has already helped hundreds of farmers in Greece to implement green projects while modernising their farms.

EAFRD
Greece
The Alter'NA guarantee
27 January 2021
The Alter'NA guarantee fund – financing sustainable agriculture in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Thanks to the Alter'NA guarantee fund, hundreds of farmers in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region have already successfully implemented sustainable agriculture projects.

EAFRD
France