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It plays a vital role in food security, healthy diets and resilience to climate change. It is also the backbone for local entrepreneurship, employment and social development in many countries around the world.</p> <p>At the European Investment Bank (EIB), we finance projects across the agricultural, fisheries, food, and forestry value chains, focusing on food quality and security, sustainable rural development, climate-smart production, innovation, and resource efficiency. We foster innovative and sustainable bio-resource pathways that are critical for greening the economy. </p> <p>Through our long-term financing and technical advice, we</p> <ul> <li>benefit farmers, private enterprises and society as a whole</li> <li>promote environmental sustainability</li> <li>lower agriculture’s CO2 emissions</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="eib-layout__sidebar"> <div class="eib-component"> <div class="eib-boxes__stat "> <div class="eib-division "></div> <h3 class="eib-typography__stat eib-typography__stat--small">€5 bn</h3> <p class="eib-typography__card-body">provided annually by the EIB to the agriculture and bioeconomy sector </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="95095337001792" class="eib-section eib-section--grey boxes boxes__component "> <div class="eib-layout eib-layout--contained eib-layout--single-column"> <div class="eib-layout--contained-col-8 eib-component--title eib-title--in eib-section-subtitle--in"> <h3 class="eib-heading-3 ">Our goals</h3> <div class="eib-section-subtitle eib-typography__section-subtitle"> <p>Through our support, we address the needs and challenges of modern agriculture:</p> </div> </div> <section id="33815568565702" class="eib-boxes eib-component--item"> <div class="eib-layout eib-layout--thirds pl-0 pr-0"> <div class="eib-layout__row"> <div class="eib-layout__col "> <div class="eib-boxes__icons "> <span class="fa-stack fa-2x"> <i class="fa-light fa-plate-wheat fa-stack-1x" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="eib-boxes__title"> <p class="eib-card-title"> Feeding </p> </div> <p class="eib-typography__card-body">a growing population </p> </div> </div> <div class="eib-layout__col "> <div class="eib-boxes__icons "> <span class="fa-stack fa-2x"> <i class="fa-light fa-tractor fa-stack-1x" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="eib-boxes__title"> <p class="eib-card-title"> Providing </p> </div> <p class="eib-typography__card-body">a livelihood<strong> </strong>for farmers </p> </div> </div> <div class="eib-layout__col "> <div class="eib-boxes__icons "> <span class="fa-stack fa-2x"> <i class="fa-light fa-hand-holding-seedling fa-stack-1x" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="eib-boxes__title"> <p class="eib-card-title"> Protecting </p> </div> <p class="eib-typography__card-body">the environment </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </section> <section id="44927641068870" class="eib-section eib-section--white contentText contentText__component "> <div class="eib-layout eib-layout--contained eib-layout--single-column"> <div class="eib-layout--contained-col-8 eib-component--title eib-title--in "> <h3 class="eib-heading-3 ">Our priorities</h3> </div> <div class="eib-content-text eib-typography__body eib-component--item"> <p>We invest in projects that:</p> <ul> <li>Develop innovative, sustainable agricultural practices and technologies</li> <li>Make food production more sustainable and efficient</li> <li>Enhance access to finance for farmers, micro-enterprises and small businesses</li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <section id="46425460524501" class="eib-section eib-section--blue picture__component contentText__component "> <div class="eib-layout eib-layout--halves[6/5] "> <div class="eib-layout__row"> <div class="eib-layout__col eib-split-text__content eib-typography media--centered"> <figure class="eib-figure picture picture__component eib-component--item"> <picture class="lozad" style="display: block; 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Its direct-selling model promotes fresh food and sustainable agriculture that cuts emissions and delivers profits to small, organic farmers.</p> <p>Together we work towards a more sustainable food supply chain.</p> </div> <div class="call-to-action float-left"> <a class="eib-button eib-button--primary eib-title__button mt-0" href="https://www.eib.org/projects/all/20220630" > Find out more <em class="fa fa-arrow-right" > </em> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="27607717752489" class="eib-section eib-section--white boxes boxes__component "> <div class="eib-layout eib-layout--contained eib-layout--single-column"> <div class="eib-layout--contained-col-8 eib-component--title eib-title--in "> <h3 class="eib-heading-3 ">Browse our projects</h3> </div> <section id="82376462542555" class="eib-boxes eib-component--item"> <div class="eib-layout eib-layout--halves pl-0 pr-0"> <div class="eib-layout__row"> <div class="eib-layout__col "> <div class="eib-boxes__icons "> <span class="fa-stack fa-3x"> <i class="fal fa-ruler-triangle fa-stack-1x" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="eib-boxes__title"> <p class="eib-card-title"> <a href="https://www.eib.org/en/projects/pipelines/index.htm?q=&sortColumn=releaseDate&sortDir=desc&pageNumber=0&itemPerPage=25&pageable=true&language=EN&defaultLanguage=EN&recentlySigned=true&orrecentlySigned=true&yearFrom=&yearTo=&orCountries.region=true&orCountries=true§ors=6000&orSectors=true&orStatus=true">EIB projects under appraisal<span class="c-icon-w-text pl-1"></span></a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="eib-layout__col "> <div class="eib-boxes__icons "> <span class="fa-stack fa-3x"> <i class="fal fa-hands-helping fa-stack-1x" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="eib-boxes__title"> <p class="eib-card-title"> <a href="https://www.eib.org/en/projects/loans/index.htm?q=&sortColumn=loanParts.loanPartStatus.statusDate&sortDir=desc&pageNumber=0&itemPerPage=25&pageable=true&language=EN&defaultLanguage=EN&loanPartYearFrom=&loanPartYearTo=&orCountries.region=true&orCountries=true§ors=6000&orSectors=true">EIB financed projects<span class="c-icon-w-text pl-1"></span></a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </section> <section id="75786948370647" class="eib-section eib-section--grey cardCarouselDynamicMedia cardCarouselDynamicMedia__component "> <div class="eib-layout eib-layout--contained eib-layout--single-column"> <div class="eib-layout--contained-col-8 eib-component--title eib-title--in eib-section-subtitle--in"> <h3 class="eib-heading-3 ">Our stories</h3> <div class="eib-section-subtitle eib-typography__section-subtitle"> <p>Individual stories speak far louder than figures and charts. Discover the impact of our projects.</p> </div> </div> <section class="card-carousel eib-carousel eib-carousel--enhanced eib-carousel--three-up "> <div id="98568983628339" class="card-carousel__content eib-carousel__container "> <div class='eib-layout'> <div class="swiper--contained"> <div class="eib-carousel__carousel swiper-initialized swiper-horizontal swiper-container eib-carousel"> <ul class="eib-carousel__items swiper-wrapper my-gallery" data-number-slide="10" data-display="card" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageGallery"> <li class="eib-carousel__item swiper-slide"> <div class="eib-card JtOiV_2LWyc" data-type="media" data-subType="genericVideos" data-img-type="youtube"> <a class="eib-card__link" href="https://www.eib.org/en/videos/things-we-take-for-granted-asbestos-free-barn-roofs-for-joan" > <div class="eib-card__image-wrapper" data-background-image="https://img.youtube.com/vi/JtOiV_2LWyc/hqdefault.jpg" style="background-image: url('https://img.youtube.com/vi/JtOiV_2LWyc/hqdefault.jpg');background-size:cover;background-position: center"> <div class="eib-play-icon"></div> </div> </a> <div class="eib-card__content rmv-effective-text-card-card"> <header class="eib-card-header"> <div class="eib-card-meta"> <span class='eib-card-date'>14 November 2024</span> </div> <h3 class="eib-card-title eib--4-line mb-2"> <a class="eib-card-title__link" href="https://www.eib.org/en/videos/things-we-take-for-granted-asbestos-free-barn-roofs-for-joan" >The things we take for granted: asbestos-free barn roofs for Joan</a> </h3> </header> <div class="eib-card-text"> <p>Joan and his father run a dairy farm in Overijssel, the Netherlands. 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