The deal amounts to almost EUR25 million and a large part of the sum is represented by banking co-funding. The deal was sealed a month ago between Maxagro Farm, part of Maxagro group, and companies Ferma Birda and Exploatatia Agricola Birda, owned by two Belgian brothers. The two companies in 2021 had overall turnover worth above RON8 million.
Bio bets are ever more frequent in Romania, with growth registered in 2021 in terms of operators (over 10,000) and the area cultivated in ecological farming (almost 500,000 hectares) from 2020.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)