Issued the 1st invitation to farmers In order to join the processing and marketing support program agricultural productsAccording to the Minister of Rural Development and Food, Costas Tsiaras in collaboration with the Secretary General of Union Resources and Infrastructure, Dimitris Papayannidis.
The intervention to strengthen the farmers industry is called “P3-73-2.3-Support for investment in manufacturing/ marketing and/ or development of agricultural products” and is part of the strategic Plan of Common Agricultural Policy (CFS) of Greece 2023-2027.
The purpose of the intervention is to increase the added value of the products, to meet the country’s needs in processed quality products and to increase the potential of penetration into international markets, through the exploitation of the raw material of primary production, the integration of innovation, the development of environmental and environmental processes.
Conservation and job creation is crucial in supporting investment, contributing to social stability and economic development both locally and nationally as well as protecting human health.
In this context, support is provided to agricultural processing companies when the outcome of their processing is also agricultural, in standardization companies marking agricultural products (national and union standards) as well as in companies involved in symbolic agriculture schemes.
Beneficiaries of the intervention are: Legal Entities: OE, EU, Ltd., SA IKE, Individual Businesses, Agricultural Cooperatives, Agricultural Partnerships, Société Anonymes whose majority of shares belong to agricultural cooperatives, producer groups, producer organizations, producer organizations, producer organizations.
The most important conditions that candidates must meet are:
- Not to be problematic businesses.
- Be active in the processing / standardization of agricultural products.
- To submit a timely application for support through the Integrated State Aid Information System (OPEC) within the deadlines set at the call for expressions of interest.
The intervention concerns applications for support with a budget requested from EUR 400,001,00 to EUR 5,000,000.00, co -financed by the European Union (European Agricultural Fund of Rural Development – EGTAA) and the Greek State (Development Program of Public Investment – APA). The total amount provided for funding of the intervention amounts to approximately EUR 135,000,000.00 and, depending on the number of proposals to be submitted, will be given.
The reinforcement intensity is determined as follows:
- In the small Aegean islands, as set out in Reg.
- In the Regions of Ionian, Crete, Thessaly and in the continental areas included in the territorial plans of fair transition (ECHR), that is, in the region of Western Macedonia and in the Municipalities of Megalopolis, Tripoli, Gortynia of the Regional Unit of Arcadia and the Regional Unity at 65%.
- In the regions of the Peloponnese, except for the above four municipalities, and in the regions of Western Greece, Central Greece, Epirus, Central Macedonia, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, the aid tension is 50%.
- In the Attica Region, the aid tension is 40%.
Raw materials and finished products are products of Annex I of TFEU (agricultural products), belong to the sectors: meat, milk, eggs, honey, cocoal, feed, cereals, olive products, fruit and vegetables Terms and conditions included in the invitation.
The invitation will be posted on the DIAGNARY program and e -mail addresses www.minagric.gr and www.agrotikianaptixi.gr.