Livada Moldovei (Orchard of Moldova)

Are you planning to plant an orchard or do you want to revitalize the plantation inherited? Would building a refrigerator be a smart investment?

Orchard of Moldova project (credit line offered by the European Investment Bank) is intended for investments in restructuring and upgrading the entire horticultural value chain in the Republic of Moldova: fruit growing, viticulture, vegetable growing, oenology, floriculture, arboriculture, landscape architecture, agro-tourism and beekeeping.

Purpose:           

• revitalizing/re-planning unproductive plantations;
• planting new surfaces (perennial fruit plantations, nuts, berries, decorative plants and shrubs, aromatic herbs and oil plants, floriculture (medicinal and decorative plants), vegetables, spices, forest strips);
• landscaping (landscape architecture);
• constructing/renovating refrigerators, warehouses, halls for agricultural machinery/equipment and production halls;
• purchasing equipment for processing fruits and vegetables (cold stores, dryers, production of juices, jams, fruit paste, wine production, distillation, manufacture of food products containing fruits and vegetables);
• establishing nurseries, greenhouses (without heating, with heating systems based on renewable energy sources);
• photovoltaic panels for horticultural activities;
• installing drip irrigation systems, anti-freeze, anti-hail, anti-rain systems;
• purchasing refrigerated trucks for the transport of fresh fruits and vegetables;
• purchasing equipment and mechanizing maintenance/harvesting process;
• purchasing machines and equipment for the provision of landscaping services;
• purchasing equipment for related industries, printing houses, packaging manufacturers, etc.;
• purchasing equipment for wine and winemaking enterprises;
• developing agro-tourism and wine tourism.

Amount:

• up to 5,000,000 euros - for investments;
• up to 600,000 euros - for working capital.

Term:

• investment loans - up to 10 years;
• working capital - up to 5 years.

Benefits:

• tax relief: applying 0 VAT and excise rate, exemption from customs duties and exemption from payment for carrying out customs procedures;
• can be combined with other funding or grants (AIPA - grants for youth and women, MAC-P - grants for farmers groups, MAP/USAID - investment grants, which increase the added value of berries, table grapes and vegetables);
• possibility to purchase second hand equipment and machinery;
• grace period up to 4 years for investment loans and up to 2 for current ones;
• national coverage, including Balti and Chisinau municipalities.

How to apply for an online loan 

To request the loan tranche or to refund the credit in advance, access the corresponding button