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The Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment informed the Council of Ministers, at its meeting today, about the payment of funding in excess of €70 million for the development of the primary sector.
In the context of the implementation of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 (RDP), the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, in cooperation with the Cyprus Agricultural Payments Agency (CAP), has re-launched two of the most important investment measures of the RDP, which have a strong developmental character with particular emphasis on attracting young people to the countryside and the primary sector, as follows:
[*]C' notice for Regime 4.1 "Investments in agricultural and livestock holdings" with a call amount of €31 million (call 7 February 2022 - 5 September 2022) [*]B' call for measure 6.1 "Support for the first establishment of young farmers" with a call amount of €5 million. (call for applications 7 February 2022 - 5 September 2022)
From the examination of the applications, it appeared that the interest in participating in the two development measures was particularly high. In particular, 525 applications were received for Scheme 4.1, representing a total amount of €60.7 million, while 291 applications were received for Measure 6.1, representing €10.2 million.
After examining all the relevant data, the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment decided to increase the amount of the calls for proposals from €36 million to €20 million. which was foreseen in the initial call, to €70 million in order to approve all eligible applications, i.e. all applications that meet the conditions and eligibility criteria.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment stresses that supporting young farmers is a primary objective of its policy, as young people are the future of Cypriot agriculture.
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