The Loans for Enlightened Agriculture Programme (“LEAP”), developed by the Real Farming Trust, is a new model for financing and supporting food and farming enterprises that puts people and the biosphere at the heart of our food system.
We offer 5 or 6 year unsecured loans for amounts between £20,000 and £100,000 together with a grant of 18% of the loan amount and a structured and tailored mentoring programme. LEAP is specifically looking to support food and farming enterprises that utilise or support agroecological methods of production and are rooted firmly in their own communities trading largely through local markets. As an ‘impact first’ programme, LEAP will prioritise enterprises that have the potential to deliver the greatest social and environmental impact over the long term.