PNDR – Funding for agriculture

November 4th, 2015

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 30th 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.

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PNDR – New funds for rural area

October 1st, 2015

Starting with 24th of September 2015, the Funding Agency for Rural Investments (AFIR) launched the following financing lines with continuous submission until 18th of December 2015:

  • Submeasure 4.3A „Support for investments related to development, modernization or adaptation of agriculture and forestry infrastructure” – component farm access roads.

Type of investments to be financed: Construction, extension and/ or modernization of farm access roads.
Grant awarded: up to 1.000.000 euro.
Financing rate:100% of eligible expenses.
Beneficiaries: Administrative-territorial units and/ or their associations.

  • Submeasure 7.2 Investments in creation and modernization of small-scale infrastructure

Type of investments to be financed: construction, expansion and/ or modernization of the local-interest roads network, the public water supply network, the public waste-water network, educational/ social infrastructure: setting-up or modernization of kindergartens, nurseries and after-school type infrastructure.
Grant awarded: up to 4.000.000 euro.
Financing rate:100% of eligible expenses.
Beneficiaries: Communes and their associations, NGOs for investments in the educational infrastructure (kindergartens) and social infrastructure (nurseries and after-school units).

  • Submeasure 7.6 Investments associated with the protection of cultural heritage

Type of investments to be financed: restoration, preservation and endowment of buildings/ monuments of local-interest intangible cultural heritage – class B, or monastic settlements – class B, access roads of monastic settlements, modernization, restoration and/ or endowment of community centers.
Grant awarded: up to 500.000 euro.
Financing rate:100% of eligible expenses.
Beneficiaries: Communes, NGOs, Cult entities, Natural legal person/ companies that have and manage class B public utility cultural heritage objectives.

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Agriculture and rural development conference – 9 October 2015

September 30th, 2015

Vapro Romania in partnership with EurActiv organizes a conference about the ”Financing opportunities for agriculture and rural development – PNDR 2014-2020”, that will take place on 9th of October 2015.

The event format will be based on a conference concept developed by EurActiv Romania in previous successful initiatives, being aimed at facilitating direct dialogue and relevant debates between public bodies and representatives of the private sector, large investments and SMEs.

According to AFIR data, the total value of the projects submitted through the new PNDR 2014 – 2020, until 28th of September 2015 is about 265 million euros, while the current year’s deadline for the first sub-measures launched for the UE grants for agriculture and rural development is 30th of October.

According to this context, through this conference, we are planning to organize an event that aims to bring together public authorities responsible for managing and implementing PNDR Programme (such as the Ministry of Agriculture, the Managing Authority of the Programme and the Rural Credit Guarantee Fund), representatives of banks that support and grant potential beneficiaries, consultants, service providers of necessary equipment for PNDR Programme (agricultural equipment, cutting-edge technology, infrastructure) and beneficiaries (including presentation of successful projects and also new methods to overcome the obstacles).

Toghether with Euractiv and VAPRO the event is also developed by UniCredit Bank, Romanian Commercial Bank (BCR), VAPRO Romania, Schuman Associates and Netherlands-Romanian Chamber of Commerce.

If you find interest in our invitation, we kindly ask you to contact our colleague Florentina Nae at: e-mail: f.nae@vapro.ro,  +40 732 156 117.

More information about the program and the location of the event will be communicated after you confirm your participation.

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Agriculture and rural development conference – 9 October 2015