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Manfred Watzinger, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism, Austria 
Hans Kordik, Research Expert, Ecorys 
Bernd Schuh, Executive Director, Austrian Institute for Regional Studies 
Kurt Leutgeb, Head of Guarantees, Equity, Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft 
Michael Pielke, Head of Unit, DG AGRI, European Commission 
Mario Guido, Financial Instruments Advisor, European Investment Bank 

Recorded at: Financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors in Austria and the Czech Republic 

Financial instruments to play key role in transition towards sustainable food systems

Financial instruments to play key role in transition towards sustainable food systems

Financial instruments, available under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), have a significant potential in contributing to the achievement of the Green Deal ambitions and more specifically of the Farm to fork and Biodiversity strategies. Nonetheless, the financial needs of agriculture and the agri-food sector remain high.

 

fi-compass EAFRD country specific webinars on financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors

fi-compass EAFRD country specific webinars on financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors

On 16 September 2020, the European Commission – Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB) launched a series of country specific webinars on the ‘Financial needs in the agriculture and agri-food sectors’.

The webinars aimed to further raise awareness on the results of the recently published fi-compass country-specific reports on financing needs in agriculture and agri-food sectors in 24 EU Member states.