The application period for the intervention "Development of small-medium sized farms" of the Strategic Plan for Agriculture and Rural Development 2023-2027 has closed. Farmers have been very active in using this opportunity, with twice as many applicants as expected applying for support to expand and modernise their farms.

During the two-month application period (2 September to 31 October), 136 applications from small and medium-sized farmers were submitted to the National Paying Agency. The total amount of support requested is €23.4 million, compared to the €10.4 million allocated for this application phase.

Based on the application statistics, it is already clear that about half of the applicants with the highest selection scores will definitely receive sufficient support.

It should be recalled that a minimum of 35 selection points is required to qualify for support – applications failing to achieve this number will be rejected. The maximum number of selection points available is 100.