In a public consultation until Wednesday, July 3, the Ministry of Rural Development and Food put forward the investment support measure for the processing, marketing and development of agricultural products.

The amount of the Public Aid amounts to 135 million euros, with the budget limits of the Intervention actions may vary between 400,001 euros and 5 million euros.

According to an announcement by the FSA, the objective of Intervention P3-73-2.3 “Support for investments in the processing/trading and/or development of agricultural products” is:

* increasing the added value of agricultural products,

* the coverage of the country’s needs in processed quality products,

* increasing the possibilities of penetration in international markets,

* the utilization of the raw material of primary production,

* the integration of innovation,

* the development of environmental protection methods and procedures

* limiting as much as possible the effects of climate change.

As emphasized, development priority, in the case of a grant, is given to companies processing and standardizing products with labeling (National and Union Standards) and to companies that participate in contract farming schemes in accordance with the objectives of the YPAAT.

Finally, it is noted that support applications will be strengthened that mainly concern establishments, modernizations, expansions, relocations, mergers of production units and storage areas from beneficiaries who process/process as raw material products (agricultural products) of Annex I of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Union for the production of finished products also belonging to said Annex I (agricultural products).