Buddha Food System

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Pooling

What a farm carries: its own investment and its contribution to the L1 and L2 clusters.

Own investment
€0
L1 share
€0
÷ 5 farms
L2 share
€0
÷ 20 farms
Full cost
€0
Package: €15,000
Margin on package
€15,000

Investment carried by one farm

Own assets plus the farm's share of the L1 and L2 assets.

Investment categoryOwnL1 shareL2 shareTotal per farm
Total€0€0€0€0

Rule: an L1 asset is divided by the number of farms in the L1; an L2 asset by the number of farms in the L2. Rented sites do not count as investment.

Standalone farm or farm in the network
Standalone farm (buys everything)€0
Farm in the network€0
Savings€0
Running costs per farm per year
Own€0
L1 share€0
L2 share€0

These shares are covered by the cooperative commission, not paid on top.

Repayment of the package by a farm

YearPrincipalInterestRemaining balanceSettles L1 advanceSettles L2 advanceRemaining to BFS
Year 1€0€450€15,000€0€0€450
Year 2€2,825€450€12,175€0€0€450
Year 3€2,910€365€9,265€0€0€365
Year 4€2,997€278€6,267€0€0€278
Year 5€3,087€188€3,180€0€0€188
Year 6€3,180€95€0€0€0€95

Once the package is repaid, the farm pays only the 15% cooperative commission. BFS keeps 10% of the farm for governance, with no right to profits; the farmer may sell the farm or buy back this share for €1.