Fare Bio: An organic farming start-up

Fare Bio S.S is an horticultural and organic farming start-up that also offers clients farm stay holiday homes in the north-eastern Italian town, Dignano. Agriculture entrepreneur, Gilberto Ambotta, realised the business could not boost their production without investing in new, high-quality equipment. With the support an EAFRD loan, he was able to build a warehouse according to his needs and afford advanced technologies to optimise the planting of seedlings. The farmers can now place up to 20 000 plants in just 24 hours!

Set-up with EUR 93 million from the Friuli Venezia Giulia’s Rural Development Programme and regional resources, this EAFRD Loan Fund has helped hundreds of farmers in the region to improve production processes and become more competitive.