Business Development Plan (BDP)

The Business Development Plan (BDP) helps agricultural entrepreneurs formulate a multi-year strategy, translate it into concrete measures aimed at regenerative farming practices, monitor progress, and make adjustments where necessary. This template serves as the basis for the plan. The agricultural advisor may, if desired, include additional sections.

The Business Development Plan includes the following components:
● Description of the current situation, including drivers, motivation, and business data
● Self-reflection
● Concrete steps for the coming years
● Implementation, monitoring, and adjustment
● Value creation

The goal of this farm development plan is to take (further) comprehensive steps on the farm toward fully regenerative farming practices. The focus is on optimizing photosynthesis, nourishing the living soil, and minimizing inputs that are harmful to (soil) biodiversity, with the ultimate aim of potentially eliminating the use of these inputs entirely through increased system resilience.

The business development plan must meet a minimum quality standard; it must be a comprehensive plan covering the entire farm. This means not merely participating on one or a few plots, but a transition with a comprehensive approach across all aspects of farm management, addressing the following themes: soil health, crops, livestock, air and water, biodiversity, carbon footprint, economy, social aspects, and a healthy and nutritious diet.

In the first year of participation in ReGeNL, the first version of the farmer’s BOP will be developed. The BOP must be dynamic, so that the farmer can use it to explore and adapt based on the results.