Investment/Funding

Recommendation Status Brief Topic Type of Action
Develop allocations for farm and food businesses to access low-cost financing
Explore opportunities for state, federal, and private funders and investors to develop allocations or reduce administrative burdens for farm and food…
Goals & Tags: Nonprofits, State Agencies, Federal Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Not Started Access to Capital Investment/Funding
Provide farms and food businesses financial incentives through state policy
Develop state policy that provides farms and food businesses with tax exemptions and abatements, start-up funds and incentives, business technical…
Goals & Tags: State Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Not Started Access to Capital Investment/Funding, Policy/Regulation
Increase flexible lending practices and policies for farms and food businesses
Bring together public and private financiers to instill more flexibility in lending practices and policies for farms and food businesses.
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Not Started Access to Capital Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding
Conduct research to demonstrate the investment value of the food system
Unlock public and private financing and investment by supporting research that details the state and value of the New Hampshire food system through…
Goals & Tags: State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Not Started Access to Capital Investment/Funding, Research/Study
Host annual local sourcing educational match-making events for restaurants and farms
Fund the NH Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food and a non-profit partner to design and host annual educational and matchmaking events around…
Goals & Tags: NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Not Started Restaurants Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding
Support and fund wholesale-readiness technical assistance and infrastructure
Support New Hampshire farmers and food hubs interested in reaching wholesale and institutional markets through targeted wholesale- readiness…
Goals & Tags: Technical Assistance Providers, Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Schools or Institutions, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Not Started Institutional Markets Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding
Create and fund work facilitating wholesale buyer and food producer/hub relationships
The NH Food Alliance and partners to create resources directly connecting institutional buyers to appropriate New Hampshire-based wholesale food…
Goals & Tags: Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Schools or Institutions, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Local Food Economy
 In Progress Institutional Markets Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding
Increase cold and dry storage capacity through funding opportunities for farmers, distributors, and aggregators
By providing funding opportunities for on-farm, on-site (for distributors), or community-held storage facilities, aggregation and bulk order…
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Nonprofits, State Agencies, State/NH, (goal) Local Food Economy
 In Progress Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Investment/Funding
Perform a feasibility study for a Seacoast-area food cooperative
Study the financial feasibility of a retail food cooperative in the Seacoast area in collaboration with grassroots support in the region. The…
Goals & Tags: Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, NH Regional, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Not Started Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding, Research/Study
Increase organizational capacity to support growers selling to wholesale markets
Increasing capacity for organizations, like UNH Extension, would allow for opportunities to offer more resources for business technical assistance,…
Goals & Tags: Technical Assistance Providers, UNH Extension, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State Agencies, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Not Started Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding