The operative truth
Terms
| Administering body | ISMEA |
|---|---|
| Instrument type | Combined Instruments |
| Tier | National Instruments |
| Ceiling | €1,500,000 |
| Coverage | Grant plus subsidised loan combination |
| Cost of money | Subsidised |
| Term | Up to 20 years for land acquisition |
| Earliest reachable | Month 4 |
| Application to cash | 150–300 days |
Who qualifies
Young farmers and agricultural enterprises expanding or restructuring, including those succeeding to an existing holding.
What it funds
Land, buildings, plant, equipment and the development programme of the holding.
What disqualifies an applicant
What it stacks with
These instruments combine with this one. Grants generally cannot double-fund the same cost, but different components of the same project may each carry their own support, and tax credits stack more freely with grants than grants do with each other.
Farm Investment Support
Active agricultural undertakings making productive investments in the holding.
SME Guarantee Fund
Small and medium enterprises including sole traders and agricultural undertakings. New enterprises qualify; the guarantee exists precisely to…
Supply Chain and District Contracts
Partnerships along an agri-food supply chain — producers, processors, distributors — with a lead applicant.
Ventures this funds
8 venture types in the atlas list this instrument in their capital stack.
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Mill (Frantoio)
A cold-extraction mill pressing your own and neighbours' olives into bottled extra-virgin oil sold under your own label.
12–20 months
Citrus Grove with Direct Shipping
Citrus grown and shipped direct to households and delicatessens rather than sold at commodity gate prices.
10–22 months
Cured Meats Workshop (Salumificio)
Small-batch curing of regional salumi from local pigs, aged on site and sold under a traceable estate label.
14–26 months
Freshwater Aquaculture
Trout and native species raised in spring-fed raceways, sold fresh, smoked and to restocking markets.
10–20 months
Shellfish and Mussel Farming
Rope-cultured mussels and clams in coastal waters, purified and sold to wholesale and direct channels.
12–22 months
Farm Contracting and Machinery Services
Ploughing, harvesting, spraying and specialist field operations carried out for other holdings.
4–10 months
Agrivoltaics — Dual-Use Solar Farming
Elevated photovoltaic arrays over land that continues in agricultural production beneath them.
14–28 months
Biogas and Anaerobic Digestion
Digestion of manure, crop residues and food waste into biogas, with digestate returned to land.
20–36 months
Note on sources. This page is generated from the VentureItalica research registry. Figures and legal references reflect the corpus as verified at the last review and are indicative rather than advice. Instruments change; always confirm the current call text with the administering body before acting.
