The Funding Agency for Rural Investments (AFIR) extended the sessions for submitting projects under Submeasure 4.1.a „Support for investments in fruit-growing holdings” until 30^th November 2015 and Submeasure 4.2 „Support for investments in processing/marketing and/or development of agricultural products” and Submeasure 4.2.a „Support for investments in processing/marketing of products in the fruit-growing sector”, until 18 December 2015

• Submeasure 4.1.a Support for investments in fruit-growing holdings

Type of investments financed: modernization of fruit-growing farms, reconversion of fruit plantations, modernization of fruit nurseries, storage systems, conditioning and packaging and on-farm processing units, including mobile processing units, etc.,
Grant awarded: up to 1.050.000 euro.
Financing rate: up to 90% of eligible expenses.

• Submeasure 4.2 Support for investments in processing/marketing and/or development of agricultural products

Type of investments financed: Setting-up, extension and/or modernization and endowment of processing units, including investments in products’ marketing (e.g. labelling, packaging); Setting-up, extension and/ or modernization of local networks of collection, reception, storage, conditioning, selection and packaging capacity; Improvement of internal quality control and compliance with the new standards imposed by the European legislation, etc.
Grant awarded: up to 2.500.000 euro.
Financing rate: up to 50% of eligible expenses.

• Submeasure 4.2.a Support for investments in processing/marketing of products in the fruit-growing sector

Type of investments financed: Setting-up, extension and/or modernization of processing units for the raw material from the fruit-growing sector, mobile processing units/local networks for collection, reception, storage, conditioning, selection and packaging; Purchasing of new machinery, installations, equipment and specialized transportation for the collection of raw material/for the sale of fruit products within short-chains/in the process flow: tanks, isotherm, camper and food caravans;
Grant awarded: up to 1.500.000 euro.
Financing rate: up to 50% of eligible expenses.