What equipment can be leased?

Greenhouses and protected-cropping systems, seed processing and treatment lines, irrigation infrastructure, cold storage, grain silos, tractors and farm machinery, packing and grading equipment.

Operating lease or finance lease?

Both are available. Operating leases keep the asset off balance sheet with shorter terms; finance leases transfer ownership at the end and suit long-life assets like greenhouses and silos.

What's the typical lease term?

3 to 7 years for machinery and processing equipment, 7 to 15 years for greenhouses and heavy infrastructure. Residual values and buy-out options are negotiated up front.

Is a down payment required?

Most structures require 10–30% down, though zero-down leases are available for established operators with strong covenants and ECA-backed transactions.

Can grants or concessional loans reduce lease equity?

Yes. Government grants, DFI co-financing and ECA-backed guarantees can lower the equity portion or extend tenor. Pairing a grant with a lease or asset-backed loan is a common structure for greenhouse, irrigation and processing projects.

What equipment can be leased?

Greenhouses and protected-cropping systems, seed processing and treatment lines, irrigation infrastructure, cold storage, grain silos, tractors and farm machinery, packing and grading equipment.

Operating lease or finance lease?

Both are available. Operating leases keep the asset off balance sheet with shorter terms; finance leases transfer ownership at the end and suit long-life assets like greenhouses and silos.

What's the typical lease term?

3 to 7 years for machinery and processing equipment, 7 to 15 years for greenhouses and heavy infrastructure. Residual values and buy-out options are negotiated up front.

Is a down payment required?

Most structures require 10–30% down, though zero-down leases are available for established operators with strong covenants and ECA-backed transactions.

Can grants or concessional loans reduce lease equity?

Yes. Government grants, DFI co-financing and ECA-backed guarantees can lower the equity portion or extend tenor. Pairing a grant with a lease or asset-backed loan is a common structure for greenhouse, irrigation and processing projects.

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Agricultural Equipment Leasing & Asset Financing

Operating and finance leases for greenhouses, irrigation, seed processing lines, cold storage and farm machinery — arranged through SeedMatchGroup's asset-finance and leasing partners worldwide.

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Agricultural equipment ties up capital that operators would rather deploy into seed, inputs and labour. Leasing converts a large upfront purchase into a predictable payment that matches the asset's productive life — and keeps cash free for the operating side of the business.

We arrange operating leases (off balance sheet, shorter term) and finance leases (ownership transfers at the end) across greenhouses, processing equipment, irrigation, cold storage and machinery — sized to the asset's useful life rather than to a generic loan tenor.

Where the equipment is exported with ECA backing, we layer in extended tenor and reduced down-payment requirements through our partner network.

Trade Finance

Structured trade finance covering seed purchase, freight and duties — repayment aligned to the crop cycle.

Letters of Credit

LCs and standby LCs arranged with our banking partners so breeders ship confidently to importers.

Factoring

Sell receivables on shipped seed to free working capital and accelerate the next purchase cycle.

Phytosanitary Docs

Phytosanitary certificates, treatment certificates and origin documents managed end-to-end.

Logistics & Cold Chain

Air, sea and temperature-controlled freight coordination for sensitive seed shipments.

Customs & Compliance

HS classification, import permits and destination-country compliance handled with our network.

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What equipment can be leased?

Operating lease or finance lease?

What's the typical lease term?

Is a down payment required?

Can grants or concessional loans reduce lease equity?

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