Conditions of the country and the European Union support the allocation, administration and monitoring of rural development for the period 2014 to 2020 planning period.
Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday, September 30, adopted the provisions of "The State and the European Union support for open tender in the form of the measure" Investments in tangible assets "Procedures for granting."
The event included three sub arrangements - "Support for investment in agricultural holdings", "Support for investments in processing" and "Support for investment in agriculture and forestry infrastructure development." Intended to encourage investment in modern technology and production farms, cooperative societies and agricultural products processing enterprises throughout the Latvian.
1.Support for investment in agricultural holdings
WHO MAY APPLY TO THE DRAFT?
- agricultural holding;
- A natural person who intends to establish a farm or register commercial entity;
- A legal entity, which plans to launch unprocessed agricultural products;
- Co-operative society.
SUPPORT FOR:
- For agricultural tractors;
- Tillage equipment and facilities, and stone removal techniques and equipment;
- Sowing and planting machinery and equipment;
- Crop-harvesting techniques and equipment, and also forage harvesting equipment and machinery;
- Sowing, planting equipment and facilities, and fertilizer and plant protection machinery and equipment;
- Lifting, handling and transportation equipment and machinery;
- Primary agricultural products and machinery and storage facilities and refrigeration equipment and machinery, storage and freezing chambers;
- Seeds and planting material, processing machinery and equipment;
- Computerized manufacturing process control machinery and equipment (including software set), the mobile and stationary weights;
- Machinery and equipment necessary for keeping animals in stalls or pastures (watering, feeding, animal care and fixing machinery and equipment);
- Mechanization of farm machinery and equipment, mechanization and manure storage facilities and equipment;
- Milking and cooling equipment and machinery;
- Laboratory and quality control machinery and equipment;
- Agricultural machinery maintenance and repair shop equipment and facilities, including cleaning, disinfection equipment and machinery;
- Heating and ventilation appliances and equipment (other than equipment designed for the production of energy from agricultural and forestry biomass);
- Water supply and sewerage, sewage treatment plants and equipment;
- Irrigation machinery and equipment;
- Horticultural machinery and equipment;
- Specialized vehicles which are manufactured in a constructive and special-purpose goods or specific tasks;
- Trucks, transport trailers and semi-trailers when they are acquired co-operative society;
- Other machinery and equipment needed to set project objectives including renewable energy production equipment (other than equipment designed for the production of energy from agricultural and forestry biomass);
- The fruit of perennial crop plants (except strawberries), the plantation arm systems, fences, fence pillars and their installation, as well as plantings on the basis of contracts with third parties who are responsible for carrying out the works;
- New construction and reconstruction costs;
- Purchase of construction materials.
THE AMOUNT OF AID
Maximum eligible cost for applicant aid in 2014-2020 programming period are between EUR 300 000 and EUR 8 000 000.
The degree of support:
20% - 40% of eligible project costs
10% extra aid intensity, if the project is implemented in the livestock sector, which keep herbivores
10% extra aid intensity when the project is built or purchased energy-efficient buildings energy efficient equipment
2.Support for investments in processing
WHO MAY APPLY TO THE DRAFT?
- Food processing company;
- A legal entity, which plans to launch the processing of agricultural products;
- A legal entity that is engaged in the processing of agricultural products at home.
SUPPORT FOR:
- Lifting, handling and transportation of specialized equipment and facilities;
- Laboratory and quality control machinery and equipment;
- Computerized processing process management, control and accounting machinery and equipment (including software programs);
- Agricultural primary production and storage of machinery, equipment and facilities;
- Water supply and water treatment plants;
- Sewerage, wastewater (pre) and flue gas treatment plants;
- Heating and ventilation equipment;
- Mobile and stationary weights;
- Cleaning, disinfection equipment and machinery;
- Specialized technological equipment and facilities that are necessary to achieve the objectives set out in the project, including renewable energy production equipment (other than equipment designed for the production of energy from agricultural and forestry biomass);
- Processing of agricultural products for the construction of new buildings and existing buildings rebuilding costs.
THE AMOUNT OF AID
Maximum eligible cost for applicant aid in 2014-2020 programming period are between EUR 100 000 and EUR 3 000 000.
The degree of support:
20% - 40% of eligible project costs
10% extra aid intensity processing plants that produce food quality schemes for products
10% extra aid intensity when producing at least 5 foods that meet the recommended food selection criteria
10% of the intensity of additional support to business restructuring, if it is affected by other countries' import restrictions set
10% extra aid intensity when the project is built or purchased energy-efficient buildings energy efficient equipment
3.Support for investment in agriculture and forestry infrastructure
WHO MAY APPLY TO THE DRAFT?
- agricultural holding;
- A legal entity whose equity capital of private capital is more than 50 percent;
- Municipality;
- Co-operative society.
SUPPORT FOR
Drainage systems building and rebuilding costs for construction, land drainage system adjacent to the carriageway surfacing formation, sedimentation basins and other environmentally friendly elements, building on the basis of contracts with third parties.
THE AMOUNT OF AID
Maximum eligible cost for applicant aid in 2014-2020 programming period are between EUR 300 000 and EUR 1 500 000.
The degree of support:
60% - 90% of eligible project costs