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Call for Loan Proposals: Investing in Climate-Smart Agriculture in Indonesia, Vietnam and Nepal

Rabo Foundation invites qualifying organisations to submit applications for loan support This year we are happy to include Nepal as a new country in our call for loan proposals. As a provider of impact funding, we operate worldwide to achieve continuous positive economic, environmental and social impact. We offer organizations that work with smallholder farmers in emerging economies access to finance, knowledge and a network, to increase farmers’ self-sufficiency and ability to produce more sustainably.

For Farmer-Centric Organizations

Rabo Foundation aims to support farmer-centric organizations to pave the way, together with our partners, towards self-reliance and to promote sustainable rural development. We support innovative organizations that promote climate-smart agriculture by:

    sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and incomes; integrating farmers into giving them a more prominent position in the value chains; adapting and building resilience to climate change; reducing and/or removing greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation), where possible.


As such we partner up with qualifying organizations, mostly consisting of but not exclusively limited to:

    farmer producer cooperatives and institutions along the entire food value chain; agriculture-focused Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs); AgTech SMEs with a technology-enabled or otherwise innovative business model in the agricultural sector.

What We Offer

Access to finance

Rabo Foundation offers three types of financing instruments for loan amounts between EUR 300,000 to EUR 1,500,000 in EUR, USD, or local currency in the form of:

    Trade Finance: Revolving loan facility providing advances made on (export) sales contracts with a tenor of maximum 15 months (Indonesia and Nepal only). Working Capital: Loan facility up to 15 months for working capital purposes. Investment Loan: Term Loans with a tenor of up to 36 months for investment purposes.

Access to knowledge

We share our knowledge and call on experts to provide Technical Assistance (TA) for capacity building purposes. The insights support organizations to improve their business and impact performance. In this call for proposals TA products are not provided in isolation and only coupled

with a funding facility under strict conditions. We do not fund R&D activities.

What we ask

Eligible organizations must fulfill the following criteria:

    Be based in Indonesia, Vietnam and Nepal. Be legally incorporated. Demonstrate clear and visible potential to achieve sustainable positive impact on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers Focus on promoting Climate-Smart Agriculture. In this call for loan proposals, we focus on Agriculture. We do not focus on Aquaculture; therefore, Aquaculture proposals do not qualify. Financially sustainable business model with at least three years of track record.

Successful applications will demonstrate:

    Audited financial statements; Solvency: debt-to-equity ratio < 3; EBITDA - positive.

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Call for Loan Proposals

Do you fulfil these criteria and believe that our funding can help you making your value chain shorter and working more climate-smart, and/or including the application of technology? Please fill in the Loan Application form and the Financial Model form following the instructions provided therewith. The more impactful and innovative your proposal is, the higher the chances that your proposal will receive funding to make a difference. You are requested to submit your proposal and all supporting documentation as soon as possible, but no later than: February 28th 2026.

Loan Application Form
Financial Model Form

Submission Guidelines

Your proposal and all supporting documents must be sent to fm.nl.rf.asia.callforproposals@rabobank.nl in PDF format.

    Submissions requesting Rabo Foundation to click on links to download documents shall not be accepted. Proposals received after the closing date and time will be rejected. Applications should clearly show operational and financial viability, and be economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. Women entrepreneurs are especially encouraged to apply. Complete the application form in ENGLISH only. For organizations that require a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), we can sign an NDA before submitting the proposal. You can request an NDA by sending an email to fm.nl.rf.asia.callforproposals@rabobank.nl. fm.nl.rf.asia.callforproposals@rabobank.nl

Important Dates

    January 31, 2026: Deadline submission of NDA Request February 28, 2026: Deadline submission application form + supporting materials

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