FAQs

• What is agriculture finance?

  Agricultural finance refers to financial support in forms such as agricultural loans and investments. This is offered to farmers, agricultural businesses and agricultural projects to help them manage their financial needs and scale their business.

• What are the benefits of agriculture finance?

  Agriculture finance offers a wide range of benefits to help farmers and agricultural businesses grow and thrive. Here’s how it makes a difference in simple terms:

  Buy what you need, when you need it. Agricultural finance gives farmers access to the funds they need to purchase essential goods, tools and equipment. Whether it’s a new tractor, high-quality seeds, or advanced irrigation systems, these investments can boost productivity and ensure operations run smoothly.

  This also expands their production capacity, evolves current farm technology, and provides financial support with market fluctuations or the change of weather conditions.

• Who is eligible for an agriculture loan? 

  Eligibility varies, however generally those, who are farmers, smallholder farmers, agricultural cooperatives, agribusinesses, and individuals engaged in agricultural businesses.

• What is forestry finance? 

  This is very similar to agriculture finance, except this is a financial solution to support forestry projects. This supports projects that include the planning, planting, management and conservation and beyond of forests. This can include loans that are granted to scale the forestry business.

• What type of forestry projects can be financed? 

  Forestry finance can support a variety of projects, at different stages of development. This includes afforestation, reforestation, sustainable forest management, agroforestry, and conservation efforts.