Case Study

This case study shows potentials provided by a cashflow based financing in agriculture to enhance the vertical integration of several stages in breeding and masting livestock.

There are two major challenges in breeding and masting livestock as it is realized in Germany’s agricultural sector. A lack in coordination of capacities of the whole value chain appears as far as common cooperation of businesses working at the same level of the value chain shows only limited results. Downstream the food industry’s purchasing power weakens the settlement of traditional rural agriculture businesses lowering the purchasing prices with a negative impact in the longterm regarding the product’s quality.

Owlsgrove Capital GmbH established sustainable cashflow based financing solutions for the whole value chain supporting the vertical integration of several stages in breeding and masting livestock. The competitiveness of mid-size agricultural businesses and efficiently working smaller agricultural businesses is improving. The livestock and the environment pick up significantly in combination with a higher product quality.