AFIR extended the submission period for 3 sub-measures within PNDR (4.1a, 4.2 and 4.2a), as follows:

sM 4.1a – until 30^th November 2016;
sM 4.2 and 4.2a – until 15 December 2016;

We remind you the most important information about the submeasures:

• Sub measure 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, etc.
Grant awarded: up to 1.050.000 euro.
Financing rate: up to 90% of eligible expenses.

• Sub measure 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), local networks of collection, reception, storage, conditioning, selection and packaging capacity etc.
Grant awarded: up to 2.500.000 euro.
Financing rate: up to 50% of eligible expenses.

• Sub measure 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.
Grant awarded: up to 1.500.000 euro.
Financing rate: up to 50% of eligible expenses.