Agriculture and Food Industry – Environmental and Consumer Protection
Low-interest loan of up to €10 million for investments in the agricultural and food industry, focusing on energy efficiency, emission reduction, ecological processing, and consumer protection. Applications can be submitted continuously through house banks.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Low-interest loans for investments in the agricultural and food industry, particularly aimed at increasing energy efficiency, reducing emissions, and improving consumer protection. Funding is provided, among other things, for measures to reduce energy consumption, reduce emissions, investments in the processing and marketing of organically produced products, as well as in tourist offerings such as "farm holidays."
Eligible expenses
- Investments to reduce energy consumption
- Measures to reduce emissions
- Processing and marketing of organically produced products
- Improvement of consumer protection
- Investments in "farm holidays" and similar tourist offers
Non-eligible expenses
- Investments in renewable energy installations
- Acquisition of shares in companies
- Company acquisitions
- Costs for the primary production of agricultural products
Eligible to apply
- Companies
Funding requirements
- EU SME definition must be met (otherwise under de minimis aid conditions)
- Project serves the establishment or expansion of a business location or change of the production process
- Companies in difficulty are excluded
- Acquisition of shares, company purchases, and costs for primary production of agricultural products are excluded
Documents required for application
- Program Conditions (PDF)
- Sustainable Investments Information Sheet
- RGZS Information Sheet
- Aid Application
- Cumulation Declaration
Evaluation criteria
- Innovative content of the project
- Sustainability aspects
- Contribution to value creation in rural areas
Description
The Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank provides small and medium-sized enterprises in the agricultural and food sectors nationwide with low-interest loans of up to €10 million per year. Funding supports investments that increase energy efficiency, reduce emissions, strengthen organic processing and marketing, and improve consumer protection. Eligible measures include, among others, actions to reduce energy consumption, lower greenhouse gas emissions, process and market organically produced products, and tourism offerings such as "farm holidays." The promotional loans cover up to 100% of eligible expenses and offer terms of up to 30 years.
Requirements include meeting the EU SME definition, a project for the establishment or expansion of business premises or production processes, and the exclusion of companies in difficulty. Non-eligible expenses include, among others, primary agricultural production and the acquisition of shares. Applications are submitted continuously through the applicant's house bank; prior cumulation with other aid is documented in a cumulation declaration. Rentenbank supports companies with information sheets on sustainable investments and risk-appropriate interest rate systems. Evaluation criteria include the degree of innovation, sustainability aspects, and contribution to value creation in rural areas. Thus, the program specifically supports forward-looking projects that conserve natural resources and sustainably strengthen the competitiveness of the agricultural and food sectors.
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