Loans for SA drought affected grain and livestock farmers in the Murray Mallee, Riverland and Upper North regions

Overview

The SA Drought Loan Scheme supports drought affected grain and livestock farmers in South Australia’s Murray Mallee, Riverland and Upper North regions, through access to urgent financial assistance through the provision of low-interest loans.

The loans are for working capital only and cannot be used to refinance existing debt.

Loan funds may be used for:

• employee wages
• paying creditors
• rent and rates
• buying goods, including fuel, for carrying on the business
• direct cropping and livestock expenses.

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To be eligible, your primary production business must:

• operate as a dryland cropping or livestock enterprise (including mixed farm enterprises) in an eligible region
• operate as a sole trader, partnership, trust or private company within SA
• be intending to carrying on the business within the eligible region
• demonstrate significant impact by drought and the need for financial assistance
• have the capacity to repay the loan and have reasonable prospects of commercial viability and recovery.