Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank (LR)

The Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank is the German development bank for the agricultural sector and rural areas. It was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. The bank is a federal institution under public law and is supervised by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and the Deutsche Bundesbank. Rentenbank offers competitively neutral program loans through local banks and refinances banks, savings banks, and local authorities connected to rural areas. It supports projects and institutions of particular importance to the agricultural sector and rural regions, placing special emphasis on promoting innovation and sustainable investments, including renewable energies.

The Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank is dedicated to promoting the agricultural sector and rural areas in Germany. Its goal is to foster sustainable development and economic progress in these fields by providing financial resources and supporting projects. Through its funding programs, the bank strives to make a positive contribution to the environment and society by supporting environmentally friendly and resource-efficient technologies.

The funding programs of Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank are aimed at production enterprises in agriculture and forestry as well as viticulture and horticulture. In addition, manufacturers of agricultural production inputs and trading and service companies closely connected to agriculture are supported. The bank also promotes projects in the food industry and other companies along the entire value chain of food production. Furthermore, it supports private initiatives and public investments in rural areas.