Palu funding: your peatland is worth hard cash – and remains your land
The federal government pays you up to 90% of the land value as compensation, covers 100% of planning & implementation – and on top of that there is a +20% early-bird bonus. We at tgo AG support you from the very first question through to payout.
⏳ The +20% bonus applies to Module 3 applications submitted within one year of the guideline’s publication. We check the exact deadline with Rentenbank for you.
What is the Palu programme?
Drained peatland soils lose substance and value every year. That is why the federal government funds rewetting – voluntary, generously compensated and with a future for your farm.
Who is behind it?
The Federal Environment Ministry. Payments are made via the Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank. Approved by the European Commission. Budget: €1.75 billion until the end of 2029.
What do you have to do?
Raise the water level on your peatland permanently (20 years). Advice, planning, permits and hydraulic engineering are 100% paid for – you bear no share of the costs.
What do you get?
A one-off payment of 80–90% of the standard land value as compensation + an annual income compensation for up to 7 years + a 70–80% grant for new “wet” income sources (paludiculture).
🎮 Try it: raise the water level!
The higher the water level, the higher your compensation. Drag the slider.
Five steps to payout
Click on the steps – we handle almost all of them for you.
Free land check
Advice & concept (Module 1)
Planning, permits & hydraulic engineering (Module 2)
Collect your compensation (Module 3)
New income with paludiculture (Module 4)
What is your land worth?
Enter your values – the result appears instantly. Non-binding rough estimate.
In addition (not included): a 100% grant for advice, planning & hydraulic engineering and 70–80% for paludiculture investments. Binding calculation: the Rentenbank compensation calculator. Income compensation based on your 5-year standard gross margin (90–100%).
Why tgo AG?
One point of contact for everything
Funding application, expert reports, authorities, hydraulic engineering, marketing – we manage the entire process. You run your farm, we handle the paperwork.
We think further ahead
From carbon farming and carbon credits to marketing paludiculture products: we turn your wet land into a lasting business model.
Speed pays off
The +20% bonus only applies to applications in the first year of the programme. We know the procedure and get your application through quickly and cleanly.
Are you already a peatland pro?
7 questions, honest answers, collect points. Can you make it to “Paludi Pioneer”?
Secure the +20% bonus
Enquire without obligation – we will get back to you within 48 hours with an initial assessment of your land.
Your e-mail program will open with the completed enquiry to info@tgo.ag – including your calculator result.
Prefer to talk directly? 📞 +49 4474 949550 · ✉️ info@tgo.ag · 🌐 www.tgo.ag
Plain talk for farmers
No. The land remains 100% your property. You only commit to keeping the water level high for 20 years – and you are compensated precisely for that.
Yes, entirely. There is no obligation to rewet. The programme is an offer – if you use it, you benefit; if you don’t, nothing happens.
The value compensation (Module 3.A) is paid as a one-off payment as soon as the raised water level has been verified by gauge for the first time (no later than 2 years after the start of the project). The income compensation (3.B) is paid annually.
As a rule, nothing: advisory services are 100% eligible for funding (up to €30,000 depending on the size of the land). The initial land check is always free of charge with us.
Yes – wet! Paludiculture such as reed, cattail (Typha), peat moss or water buffalo grazing is explicitly encouraged and funded at 70–80%. Leasing out the land or ceasing its use are also possible.
Peatland soils used for agriculture or forestry from approx. 5 ha (compensation even from 50 m² per plot). Whether your land qualifies is something we clarify in the free land check – a look at the peat soil map often helps.
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Non-binding information (as of June 2026). Basis: the “Palu” funding guideline of the BMUKN dated 16 April 2026, administered by the Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank. All calculations are rough estimates without guarantee; only the funding guideline, the current information sheet and the Rentenbank compensation calculator, as well as the grant notice, are binding. There is no legal entitlement to funding. The speed bonus of 20 percentage points applies to Module 3 applications submitted within one year of publication of the guideline.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Palu funding
A funding programme of the German Federal Environment Ministry for rewetting agriculturally and forestry-used peat soils. It is administered by Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank; the budget is around €1.75 billion until 2029.
A one-off 80 or 90% of the standard land value before rewetting, depending on the degree of rewetting.
Compensation of 90 to 100% of the average standard gross margin of the last five years – for up to seven years.
Yes: a 20% supplement if applications for Module 3 are submitted within one year of the programme’s publication. We clarify the exact deadline with you.
Yes. You remain the owner and can continue to use the land afterwards, for example with paludiculture.
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