From Could 31 to June 28 purposes for grants and concessional loans are accepted beneath the Agricultural and Rural Improvement of Lithuania 2023-2027. the strategic plan (SP) intervention measure “Settlement of Younger Farmers”. Nearly 45.3 million euros are allotted for the tasks submitted throughout this name for purposes. EUR assist funds. Of those, 25,934,441 euros had been allotted for grants, and 19,337,149 euros for preferential loans.
The instrument is without doubt one of the hottest
Help for younger farmers to arrange has been widespread all through the monetary intervals. In response to the info of the Nationwide Paying Company, about 2,700 younger farmers have settled utilizing the Lithuanian Rural Improvement Program 2014-2020 (KPP 2014-2020) measure “Help for Younger Farmers to Settle”. They had been paid about 98 million. euros.
“In 2021 my husband Tad and I made a decision to start out a 1 ha actinidia plantation, however this requires a substantial funding, as a result of it’s not sufficient to buy seedlings and plant them within the chosen space. Actinidia is a woody climbing plant and requires 3 meter excessive sturdy steel helps to develop it. A plant watering system can also be required. Since actinidia isn’t proof against spring frosts, a frost safety – fog system can also be wanted. So, in the identical yr, I submitted an software for assist beneath the RDP 2014-2020. the exercise space “Help for the institution of younger farmers” of the measure “Economic system and enterprise improvement”. I used to be allotted 40 thousand. EUR assist, for which I bought actinidia seedlings, in addition to watering and frost safety programs”, Indrė Subatė, a farmer within the Kaunas district, shared her expertise.
“The measure for younger farmers could be very widespread even on this monetary interval. in 2023 1045 grant purposes and 124 delicate mortgage purposes had been obtained beneath the SP intervention measure “Settling Younger Farmers”. The actions chosen by younger farmers are very various, as a result of the present time, when plenty of adjustments are taking place round us, encourages curiosity in improvements, non-traditional merchandise, cultures and actions”, mentioned the chief specialist of the Enterprise Help Division of the Division of European Union Affairs and Help Coverage of the Ministry of Agriculture (MAA) Dalia Rutkauskaitė.
Higher alternatives
The chief specialist of the Ministry of Agriculture notes that, in contrast to the earlier interval, the SP intervention measure is extra favorable to younger farmers – they’ve been given the chance to make use of a preferential mortgage, which was not obtainable earlier than, and the quantity of the grant has been elevated. “Now the most important grant is 60 thousand. euros. 80 % the complete quantity of assist is paid to the farmer after the choice to grant assist is made, the remaining is paid the next yr after the implementation of the marketing strategy. The beneficiary undertakes to attain that the financial measurement of his holding can be 12 thousand after the completion of the challenge. D. Rutkauskaitė reviewed as one of many circumstances for offering assist. – The utmost mortgage quantity per borrower is 100 thousand. euros. The overall quantity of the grant and preferential mortgage can not exceed 100 thousand. euros. The longest mortgage interval is 5 years from the signing of the mortgage settlement with the monetary middleman.”
In contrast to the earlier interval, when a younger farmer couldn’t declare crops for direct funds earlier than submitting an software for assist, now they will submit purposes for a grant after declaring crops.
This intervention helps:
• major manufacturing of agricultural merchandise (besides actions geared toward acquiring or promoting furs);
• processing of agricultural merchandise produced and/or grown on the agricultural holding, together with major processing (excluding actions geared toward acquiring or promoting furs).
“All the prices supplied for within the challenge might be coated by the assist funds 100%”, emphasised D. Rutkauskaitė, specialist of the Ministry of Schooling and Tradition.
Attainable candidates
Help beneath the SP intervention measure “Settlement of Younger Farmers” is supplied to each pure and authorized individuals who meet the necessities of a younger farmer through the software interval. Pure particular person – no older than 40 years. The founders and members of the administration physique of the authorized entity should not be older than 40 years. The only administration physique should have the competence of a authorized entity, proving readiness for farming, in addition to a minimum of 50 %. members of the collegial administration physique and a minimum of 50 %. contributors of a authorized entity (shareholders, shareholders, and so on.).
Purposes might be submitted by filling out the ŽŪMIS digital type. On this means, they are often supplied as much as 24 hours on the final day.
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