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Portfolio Performance Review (October 2022)
Investors financed 997K EUR of agricultural projects in October on HeavyFinance. The capital was spread around 40 loans. In total, 28.5M EUR were issued to the farmers till the end of October, 2022. To date, 7.3M EUR principal is already repaid to investors together with 2.3M EUR in interest. In October alone investors received 733K EUR
HeavyFinance launched the pilot for Green Loans
HeavyFinance starts listing Green Loans to provide investors with an opportunity to contribute to climate change mitigation and enhance agriculture transformation from polluting to CO2 removal. These loans have an untypical repayment structure. Green Loans accelerate the shift to soil management practices like no-till farming and strip-till farming. These are sustainable alternatives to conventional ploughing, however,
Agricultural Loans vs. Consumer Credit Loans: Why is One Better Than the Other?
Whether you’re an experienced investor or a newer one, you might be surprised to learn the world of agriculture is quickly emerging as one of the hottest investment sectors in the global economy—even one that can give the practice of investing in consumer credit loans a run for its money. That’s right. Even though investing in
Portfolio Performance Review (September 2022)
Investors financed 762K EUR of agricultural projects in September on HeavyFinance. The capital was spread around 31 loans. In total, 26.5M EUR were issued to the farmers till the end of September 2022. To date, the 6.8M EUR principal is already repaid to investors together with 2.11M EUR in interest. Currently, 83% of loans are being
Making agriculture sustainable
Agriculture is one of the most critical global drivers of change with negative impacts on the environment (e.g., Biodiversity loss and climate change) and the ecosystem services supplied. It is essential to change agricultural practices and gradually reduce the application of conventional management (e.g., deep tillage, intensive use of agrochemicals), which increases land degradation. It is
Portfolio performance review (July 2022)
July has been a busy month for farmers. Some grain growers already started the harvesting season and are bringing the produce to the buyers. Dairy farms are continuing to take care of their livestock while vineyard owners are preparing for harvest in September. Investors followed with financing exciting agricultural projects and over July invested 1.27M EUR
