Tag: loan

Ivo Degn and Philippe Birker – Does a low interest, 3,5% on $2,5 million loan, really qualify as a regenerative investment?

27th October 2023 koenvanseijen Ecosystem Services Payments, Ownership, Regenerative Agriculture, Transition finance 1 Comment

A conversation with Ivo Degn and Philippe Birker, founders of Climate Farmers, about the reason why they picked carbon credits as the first business to focus on, how they recently raised $2,5 million in a very unusual way, at least for a startup, what they consider a regenerative investment and much more.

The role of the crowd in the transition finance for farmers

18th August 2020 koenvanseijen Ownership, Regenerative Agriculture, Short Food Webs, Transition finance 0 Comments

As part of the Transition Finance for Farmers series, Benedikt Bösel and Koen van Seijen discuss with Thomas Rippel the role of the crowd in transition finance. They talk about the transition from active farmer to retirement and freeing up land for future generations, as well as investing in regenerative transition.