A new report published by the advisory platform fi-compass provides an estimate of the additional investment financing needs of EU agriculture, which could be addressed through Financial Instruments.

The publication indicates a financial gap between € 7.06 bn and € 18.60 bn, with a range of € 1.56 bn to € 4.12 bn for short-term loans and € 5.50 bn to € 14.48 bn for medium and long-term loans. The estimate is based on the methodological approach established by the European Commission under the SME Initiative using updated data from Eurostat, the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) and the SAFE survey.