Agriculture and Food Industry – Future Fields in Focus
Investments in future fields of agriculture and the food industry can be supported as loans through the Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank – up to 100% of eligible costs, with a maximum of €10,000,000 per company and year.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The goal is to promote investments in selected future fields of agriculture and the food industry in order to support sustainable practices and modern agricultural technologies.
Eligible expenses
- Investment costs
- Machine acquisitions
- Construction and renovation measures
Non-eligible expenses
- Costs for operating resources
- Current assets
- Acquisition of land
- Share acquisitions
Eligible to apply
- Companies
Funding requirements
- Applicants must be small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) according to EU criteria, except in the field of agri-photovoltaic systems, where non-SMEs are also eligible to apply.
- Companies in difficulty according to EU law are not eligible for funding.
- Costs for operating resources, land acquisition, and share acquisitions are excluded.
Documents required for application
- Aid application
- De minimis aid declaration
- Financing plan
- Investment description
Evaluation criteria
- Economic sustainability
- Degree of innovation
- Regional relevance
- Compliance with SME criteria
Description
Agriculture and Food Industry – Future Fields in Focus is an innovative funding program that supports agricultural enterprises and SMEs in investing in forward-looking technologies and sustainable production methods. By providing loans, eligible investment costs can be covered up to 100% – with an annual maximum amount of €10,000,000 per company. The program is available nationwide and targets companies aiming to meet the demands of a future-oriented agricultural and food industry through modern agricultural technologies, environmentally friendly management approaches, and regional production concepts.
The funding program places great emphasis on specifically supporting innovative and sustainable investments. This includes measures to promote regional food production, the transition to organic farming, and the implementation of autonomous or environmentally friendly operational procedures. Companies wishing to invest, for example, in machinery, construction and renovation measures, or digital solutions for efficient resource use will find the ideal financing opportunity in this program. Eligible expenses include technical acquisitions and investment costs – however, costs for operating materials or land acquisition are not covered. The program setup ensures that investments comply both with state aid regulations and EU criteria, thereby placing equal focus on sustainability and the degree of innovation.
Applications are submitted through the respective house bank, with all required documents such as the state aid application, the de minimis aid declaration, and the detailed financing plan needing to be provided. Companies meeting the SME criteria according to the EU definition can apply for funding, as can those implementing innovative concepts in the field of agri-photovoltaics – even if they do not meet the SME criteria. The transparent evaluation of economic sustainability, degree of innovation, and regional relevance ensures a fair allocation of funds. Overall, the program supports operators in combining traditional structures with modern approaches, thereby making an important contribution to the transformation of the agricultural and food industry.