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70 million. 70 million for investments in the primary sector and for young farmers
The 9th Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and the 2nd Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Strategic Plan of the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027 were held today, Friday 2 June 2023 in the Community of Kalopanayoti.
The meetings were held in the presence of the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Mr. Petros Xenophontos and gave the opportunity for a thorough briefing of the participants regarding the co-funded programmes implemented under the Common Agricultural Policy.
Welcoming the meetings, which were chaired by the Director General of the Ministry, Mr. Andreas Grigoriou, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment said that this period is particularly demanding as the implementation of both the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and the implementation of the Strategic Plan of the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027 are taking place at the same time.
"For both co-financed projects there is significant progress and there are also important positive developments which I am pleased to announce. These are the recent announcements of the two most important development measures of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, Scheme 4.1 for the provision of financial support for investments in the primary sector and Measure 6.1 for the provision of support for the first establishment of young farmers", said Mr.Xenophontos and stressed that the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment has decided to approve all eligible applicants, granting funding in excess of €70 million for the development of our primary sector at such a critical time. The members of the Monitoring Committee were also informed that the total payments from the start of the CIP until 31 December 2022 amounted to €226,363,486.
Implementation progress of the first half of 2023
The Senior Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Mr. Marios Adamides, presented the implementation progress of the Strategic Plan of the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027 during the first half of 2023.
As Mr. In general, most of the Interventions have met the objectives set, however, the study of a number of issues has started, which will be submitted through the amendment of the Strategic Plan, in order to improve the framework and further achieve the objectives of the strategic plan.
He pointed out that the situation will be evaluated and the issues that need to be redesigned for the next year will be studied. He also announced the start of a cycle of contacts with producers for consultation on their suggestions for the various measures.
In addition, he mentioned the launch of the implementation of the communication strategy of the Strategic Plan of the Common Agricultural Policy with the ultimate aim of informing society about the measures and interventions of the new programming period.
Various issues were raised during the debate, which the President said would be discussed, while the representatives of farmers' organisations expressed their strong concern regarding the new regulatory framework under discussion and the prohibitions included in the proposal for a regulation on the rational use of plant protection products.
In the context of the meetings, a presentation of the actions of the National Rural Network in 2022 was made, which aimed to inform potential beneficiaries and the projects implemented in the wider area of Kalopanayoti, which were funded by the Rural Development Programme.
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