HeavyFinance, a leading climate tech investment marketplace, has financed €40 m in agricultural loans across Europe. The achievement marks a major step forward in promoting sustainable practices and the company’s aim of generating 250,000 carbon credits from 100,000 hectares of agricultural land by the end of 2024. The €40 m has been distributed across almost […]
At the half year point analysis of the GB farmland market by Savills shows average values have increased for all types of land, and prime arable land values now exceed their previous highs of 2015. Following a late start to open market activity this year by the end of June 85,400 acres had been marketed, […]
NatWest, the UK’s number one commercial bank, and WWF, the world’s leading independent conservation organisation, have announced a new strategic partnership to support a sustainable transition for the UK food and agricultural sectors. Together, NatWest and WWF will work to bring together players across the food and agriculture sectors in the UK to channel and […]
The programme director for the Future Farming and Countryside Programme, Janet Hughes, spoke to farmers at the event to explain the new schemes and answer questions about their implications. Mark Chatterton, head of agriculture at Duncan & Toplis, which supports nearly one thousand farming businesses, said that most farmers at the discussion concluded that they […]
Over 50 cutting-edge farming projects are being awarded £30m by The Farming Innovation Programme to help support farmers and growers produce more food sustainably in an attempt to move towards the net zero goal. The government has set out to create a more resilient and sustainable agricultural sector with the aim of reducing methane emissions […]
A new report published today by NatWest Group has found that the UK must prioritise food security in the agricultural sector if it is to avoid continued shortages and production issues in the long term. The UK has seen a variety of food shortages in recent months, with availability and production of items such as […]
McCain Foods, the manufacturer of frozen potato products, and NatWest, the biggest bank for business and one of the largest for the UK farming sector, have come together with an exciting new offering to reduce financial barriers for potato farmers who are transitioning to sustainable agricultural practices. Smart and sustainable farming is a key pillar […]
A recent study by agrifintech ReFarm Fund, who provide finance & expertise to de-risk transition to regenerative & renewable approaches to make farming environmentally positive and more profitable, has confirmed that many UK farmers are struggling with financial viability, and this is taking a personal toll on their physical and mental health. The research showed […]
There is still money out there, but less appetite for risk and greater demand for faster returns, says Sarra Mander, CMO of Small Robot Company (SRC), talking about the climate for agritech funding. SRC, together with AgriSound, developers of bio-acoustic listening device for pollinators, and Crowdcube, an investment crowdfunding platform, are to discuss developments in […]
HeavyFinance, a European climate tech investment marketplace for the agricultural industry, has launched Green Loans to tap into a rapidly growing carbon credit market. This new debt instrument enables both retail and institutional investors to get returns from the sale of CO2 removal credits generated in European farmland. With the urgent need to take an […]
