Re:The Netherlands has become an agricultural giant
by pakitan on Sunday September 03, 2017 @03:01PM
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Yeah, I was wondering about that. Some of those farms look like they have million(s) dollars worth of equipment and infrastructure. And farming isn't exactly a high-margin industry so starting a new farm must be quite a risky venture. Are there government programs that help with the financing or it's all private capital?
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Re:The Netherlands has become an agricultural giant
by bbvnvlt on Sunday September 03, 2017 @03:09PM
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There are both subsidies and loan programs.
As far as I know (I am not a farmer, nor do I know any greenhouse farmers very well), lots of it is private capital though.
One of the biggest banks in the Netherlands (Rabobank) has a (positive) reputation for financing farmers and other agricultural firms. (also a negative one due to the LIBOR scandal, incidentally)