Financing the Farm Transition: Capital, Control & Inequality

22 Sept 2026
Auditorium
Main Stage
  • How can the transition to more sustainable farming - including regenerative ag and other low-carbon farming systems - be financed fairly and at scale?
  • Is transition finance bringing new investment into agriculture, or is it primarily redirecting existing capital, and what more is needed to unlock funding?
  • How do banks, government policies, lending criteria, retailer sustainability requirements, and corporate supply chains influence which farming transitions can access finance?
  • Who is benefiting from transition finance, and are smallholders and younger farmers being left behind by current financial models?
Host
Joseph Gridley
Joseph Gridley, CEO and Founder - SOIL ASSOCIATION EXCHANGE
Speakers
Eoin Lowry
Eoin Lowry, Head of Agriculture - BANK OF IRELAND
Christian Bock
Christian Bock, Managing Director - RENTENBANK
Nicoline van Gerrevink
Nicoline van Gerrevink, Executive Director, Food System Transition - RABOBANK
Paul Halard
Paul Halard, Investment Director - CRÉDIT MUTUEL IMPACT