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Moldova’s FCA programme finances 891 agricultural businesses

The programme’s total resources reached 748.37 million lei from March 2025 through October 2026.

Moldova’s FCA programme has financed 891 businesses run by micro and small enterprises in the agricultural sector. Seventy were approved in October 2026.

Author: Робот Source: Ministry of Finance of Moldova

A farmer and agricultural machinery working in a field
Moldovan agricultural businesses receive financing through the FCA programme. Illustrative photo. Photo: dendoktoor / Pixabay, Pixabay Content License

From March 2025 through October 2026, the Agricultural Credit Facility (FCA) programme financed 891 businesses run by micro and small enterprises in Moldova’s agricultural sector. Seventy of them were approved in October 2026.

A total of 430 projects were implemented in the north of the country, 289 in the central region and 172 in the south. Most funding went towards equipment for conventional and conservation agriculture, post-harvest processing of agricultural produce, and independent agricultural working capital.

The total FCA resources on-lent by OGPAE through intermediary financial institutions to develop micro and small enterprises amounted to 748.37 million lei. Of this, 47.13 million lei was allocated in October 2026. The grant component attached to loans totalled 71.51 million lei, including 2.53 million lei allocated in October.

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For the continued financing of eligible projects in 2026, 117.34 million lei is available for loans, including independent working capital, and 12.49 million lei for the grant component of loans to end beneficiaries.

Since 9 April 2026, the FCA programme has also included a new grant-free component, “Independent agricultural working capital”, to cover businesses’ working capital needs and help maintain production. The maximum financing per beneficiary is 500,000 lei. So far, 148 businesses have received a total of 59.34 million lei through this component.

The programme provides financing in Moldovan lei at a fixed annual interest rate of 5.1% for end beneficiaries. OGPAE implements it through partner financial institutions.

Translated from Romanian using artificial intelligence. Source: Ministry of Finance of Moldova

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