assisting institutions and companies for more than 60 years

Ismea
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Institution for Agro–Food
Market Services
Ismea
for institutions
TECNICAL ASSISTANCE
ISMEA supports central and local administrations managing E.U. programs
related to the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (FEASR)
and the European Fund for Fishing (FEP). The goal is to help improve
institutional governance and planning and managing capabilities.
Within the scope of technical assistance, ISMEA offers:
auditing, consulting, appraisal and
support for financial and insurance
services;
integrated tools to evaluate
business investments (online
business plans);
local indicators for planning,
monitoring and evaluating public
interventions in rural areas;
administrative twinning as a
mandated body at the European
Commission;
support for the Ministry for Agrofood and Forest Policies and
Regions during their decisionmaking process involving the EU
Agricultural Policy (PAC);
consulting to implement
agricultural income stabilization
tools (mutualisation fund).
WE WORK TOWARDS
AGRO-FOOD MARKET
TRANSPARENCY
WE SUPPORT
PUBLIC
INTERVENTIONS
IN AGRICULTURE
ASSISTING INSTITUTIONS
AND COMPANIES FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS
Istituto di servizi
per il mercato agricolo alimentare
Ismea
Via Nomentana, 183 – 00161 Roma
Via Lancisi, 27/29 – 00161 Roma
tel. +39 06 85568.1
www.ismea.it – [email protected]
HELPING THE AGRO-FOOD SYSTEM
WITH OUR EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE
Società gestione fondi
per l’agroalimentare
SGFA
Via Nomentana, 183 – 00161 Roma
tel. +39 06 85568.1
www.ismea.it – [email protected]
Ismea–Investimenti per lo Sviluppo
Via Nomentana, 183 – 00161 Roma
Via Lancisi, 27/29 – 00161 Roma
tel. +39 06 85568.1
www.ismea.it – [email protected]
OUR PRICE DETECTION NETWORK: A
UNIQUE ASSET FOR ITALY
Since 1965, ISMEA has used its own
price detection network to monitor
the production, wholesale and retail
stages in the agricultural, food, fishing
and aquaculture industries.
A true asset for Italy give our size,
scope and reliability, ISMEA’s network
also monitors factors influencing
production prices using 300 detection
points both domestically and
internationally. We are also UNI EN
190 9001:2008 certified.
AUTHORITATIVE
AND INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS
ISMEA publishes economic and
financial reports on the agro-food
sector and supply chain as well as
studies on competitive systems,
budget analysis, simulation
scenarios, impact assessments
and ad hoc studies (reports on
consumption, climate surveys,
observations on the land real estate
market, etc…).
Our analysis focuses on specific target
users and regions.
OUR FIGURES
Our network monitors over 300
markets plus more than 600 kinds
of agricultural products and 30 cost
items through 300,000 surveys per
year.
ISMEA publishes over 500 weekly
market news reports and 40
quarterly economic reports each year.
ISMEA constantly monitors agricultural
food consumption through its panel of
9,000 families and conducts quarterly
surveys on operator confidence
by surveying 2,300 farms along
with agrofood industry and retail
companies.
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GUARANTEES
ISMEA provides several different guarantees to allow agro-food companies
to obtain financing through our firm, SGFA (Società di Gestione Fondi per
l’Agroalimentare), 100% owned by ISMEA.
Subsidiary underwriting mitigates the credit risk and helps calm market concerns.
Underwriting is automatically granted for:
•subsidized loans lasting up to 18 months
•all loans lasting more than 18 months
The first call guarantee (co-guarantees, sureties, counter-securities) makes it
easier to access credit by reducing spreads and the funds requested from Basel 2.
All types of loans can be underwritten, whether for investments, modernization,
research and experimentation expenses, marketing and debt restructuring. Along
with regional financial resources, loans for investments may also be underwritten
within the scope of PSR, Regional Sector Plans.
WE ENCOURAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
AND GENERATIONAL TURNOVER
IN AGRICULTURE.
THE NATIONAL LAND BODY
FOR OVER 60 YEARS
ISMEA, in its role as the National Land
Body, has promoted the creation
and growth of farmland for 60 years,
encouraging generational turnover in
agriculture.
Purchasing land to then lease to
famers is done with the support
of ISMEA’s Investment Group for
Development, 100% owned by ISMEA.
ISMEA also acts as an appraiser
and advisor to assist with the
privatization of publically-owned
lands.
TOOLS FOR YOUNG FARMERS
ISMEA encourages young farmers
(under 40) entering the field with
several different tools: subsidies
for new operations, low-interest
loans and grants for investments
and assistance with operational
expenses.
ISMEA’s Investment Group for
Development helps encourage young
farmers take the reins with monies
from a special fund that covers
up to 90% of the investment. This
ensures that a decision can be made
within 6 months of receiving the
documentation.
THE VENTURE CAPITAL FUND
Thanks to the venture capital fund, managed with the operative support of the
company, Ismea Investimenti per lo Sviluppo, ISMEA promotes the capitalization
of agro-food firms and investments through venture capital and participatory
loans.
OUR FIGURES
28,1 hectares: the average size
of a single transaction handled by
ISMEA. The average land real estate
transaction is for 2.1 hectares.
343,000 euro: the average value of
each individual transaction handled
by ISMEA compared to the land real
estate average of 37,000 euro.
70%: the amount of the investment in
young farmers, compared to the 20%
land real estate market figure.
560,000 euro: the average new
business investment for young
farmers
37 hectares: the average size of
farms financed using these funds.
WE HELP FARMS
NAVIGATE
THE LENDING
SYSTEM
We work toward agro–food market
transparency
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We encourage entrepreneurship
and generational turnover in agriculture
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We help farms navigate
the lending system
WE PROVIDE
RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS
FOR THE AGRICULTURE FIRMS
THE FIRST RATING MODEL FOR FARMS
In collaboration with Moody’s KMV, ISMEA has developed the first targeted rating
model in Italy to assess the credit worthiness of farms, including those that do
not produce annual financial statements.
The rating service provides an analysis and insolvency assessment model using
ISMEA’s database and analysis and risk management knowhow.
ISMEA’s rating is also used to determine a preliminary credit rating prior to
issuing a first call guarantee (to determine risk) and during the appraisal stage for
land consolidation.
OUR RANGE OF TOOLS
AND INSURANCE SERVICES
ISMEA provides insurance services
and tools to help ensure insurance
product diversification by providing
new agricultural sector income
protection policies and lowering
production and market risks.
OUR FIGURES
10,1 billion euro: loans covered by ISMEA’s subsidiary underwriting.
40%: percentage of loans underwritten for young people.
31%: startups
With our agricultural risk database,
ISMEA supports public agricultural
risk management interventions
and provides information on risk
prevention.
We also experiment with cuttingedge policies and analysis for the
insurance sector.
Through the Reinsurance Fund,
ISMEA compensates agricultural
risks covered by special insurance
policies and encourages multi-risk
policies.
With the Co–Reinsurance
Consortium, ISMEA encourages
cutting-edge insurance policies
against natural disasters and
adverse weather conditions by
dividing the risk among consortium
members (insurers and reinsurers).
The aim is to foster partnerships
between the public and private
sectors.
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We provide risk management tools
for the agriculture industry
OUR FIGURES
There are over a million entries in the
ISMEA agricultural risks database.
This is financial and insurancerelated data on the nature, causes,
economic scope and methods for risk
management.
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We encourage public interventions
in agriculture
A public economic body to provide
information along with land, financial and
insurance services on its own and through its
subsidiaries.