Investment policy

Capital Financière agricole inc. (CFAI) backs investment projects valued at $500,000 or more, with a special focus on food-processing projects.

It supports such growth projects as:

• Business acquisition
• Plant building or expansion
• Product marketing
• Implementation of new technologies
• Adaptation to quality standards
• Succession
• Innovation
• Start-up

The CFAI invests between $350,000 and $1,500,000 per business, but does not exceed $750,000 during the first round of funding.

Financial participation is in the form of an unsecured loan or share capital. The investment horizon is five to ten years.