Agri-health outcome payment model

Building a financial case for regenerative healthcare

Project Summary

The Agri-Health Outcome Payment Model (AHOPM) is a Dutch-based consortium initiative that bridges the health and agricultural sectors to address chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes while creating new markets for organic/regenerative farmers. By leveraging healthcare incentives such as Food Pharmacy, AHOPM aims to implement food prescription programs where nutrient-rich, organic produce is prescribed as part of medical treatment. This project targets systemic change by linking health outcomes to sustainable farming practices, demonstrating food-as-medicine interventions' medical and economic value.

Project Aim

  • Develop a scalable and sustainable financial model for food prescriptions, validated through clinical trials and cost-benefit analyses.

  • Prove the medical impact of nutrient-dense, organic produce on managing chronic diseases (diabetes type 2).

  • Stimulate the creation of a market for organic farmers by integrating them into the healthcare value chain.

  • Facilitate systemic innovation in healthcare, shifting from symptom management to addressing root causes of chronic diseases.

Key Partners

Leading the medical research.

Developing the financial model of Social Impact Bonds.

Short supply chain delivering organic products for Food Pharmacy.

Supporting learning lab journey and project management.

Organic greenhouse producer.

Join the AHOMP learning journey (staring in Q2 2025)

Learn with us about the path on how to build a regenerative financial structure where food would be refunded as medical treatment.

We aim to share all of the insights, successes and failures along the way with change markers working on bridging regenerative farming and healthcare.

  • Webinars with AHOPM consortium partners, as well as other successful stories around the EU and USA establishing outcome-based payments

  • ‘Regenerative Healthcare’ Podcast

  • Newsletters and blog posts

If you would like to participate in our learning lab, share your experiences and try challenging together the European Food, Farming, and Healthcare status quo, send us an email at ahopm_eu@harvestcare.eu or sign up below.