How can public policies better support new entrants? (The challenge: Access to Knowledge, GBR)
The Newbie network brought together teams in Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and the UK to support new entrants. A poll conducted in the H2020 NEWBIE project found that the two largest barriers to new entrants are access to land and access to finance. Consultation with national steering groups and a review of current policies at European, national and regional levels yielded these recommendations:
Access to land can be facilitated by:
• Prioritisation of new entrants for rental or tenancy of publicly owned land
• Tax incentives for landowners to sell land or enter joint ventures with new entrants
• Establishment of land matching services
• Facilitation of succession planning
Access to Finance can be facilitated by:
• Grants, low interest loans and loan guarantees for new entrants
• Tax incentives and tax relief for new entrants
• Business incubation to help establish viable businesses
• Training in how to write business plans and manage a business
New entrants and their supporters also identified the importance of subsidised access to advisory services, particularly advice on:
• how to access funding
• technical aspects of production
• legal issues and accounting
• diversification
• marketing
New entrants would also benefit from advice on environmental protection, and mental health supports.
Although 90% of survey respondents agreed that support payments for new entrant farmers were important to helping new entrants succeed in their businesses, two thirds of surveyed new entrants and their supporters rated current new entrant supports as ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’. Increases to new entrant supports in CAP 2023-2027 are very welcome.
NEWBIE New Entrant netWork: Business models for Innovation, entrepreneurship and resilience in
European agriculture (2 of 2)
Ongoing | 2018-2021
European agriculture (2 of 2)
- Main funding source
- Horizon 2020 (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
- Geographical location
- Netherlands