The operative truth
Terms
| Administering body | ISMEA |
|---|---|
| Instrument type | Loans |
| Tier | National Instruments |
| Ceiling | €1,500,000 |
| Coverage | Up to 100% of the acquisition |
| Cost of money | Subsidised, typically well below market |
| Term | Up to 15 years with grace period |
| Earliest reachable | Month 3 |
| Application to cash | 120–270 days |
Who qualifies
Persons aged eighteen to forty-one establishing for the first time as head of an agricultural holding, or agricultural enterprises majority-held by such persons.
What it funds
Purchase of agricultural land and holdings, including buildings, together with the associated establishment costs.
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.
Young Farmer Establishment Premium
First-time entrants to farming aged under forty-one, establishing as head of holding with an approved business plan.
SME Guarantee Fund
Small and medium enterprises including sole traders and agricultural undertakings. New enterprises qualify; the guarantee exists precisely to…
Farm Investment Support
Active agricultural undertakings making productive investments in the holding.
Land Bank
New entrants to agriculture, with priority in most regions for applicants under forty-one.
Ventures this funds
16 venture types in the atlas list this instrument in their capital stack.
Estate Winery (Cantina)
Vineyard, cellar and bottling under a single estate label, sold direct, through importers and at the cellar door.
24–40 months
Table Grape and Fresh Fruit Holding
Fresh fruit grown for the domestic and export fresh market, packed and sold through cooperatives or direct contracts.
14–30 months
Almond, Hazelnut and Walnut Orchard
Nut cultivation with on-farm shelling and roasting for confectionery and retail supply.
30–48 months
Farmhouse Cheese Dairy (Caseificio)
On-farm transformation of your own milk into fresh and aged cheese sold direct and to specialist retail.
8–16 months
Pastured Poultry and Egg Production
Free-range eggs and table birds sold direct, the fastest route from land access to weekly cash flow.
4–8 months
Sheep and Goat Grazing Enterprise
Extensive small-ruminant husbandry producing milk, meat and wool, and holding open landscape that would otherwise scrub over.
10–20 months
Rare-Breed Pig Rearing
Semi-wild rearing of native pig breeds for premium fresh meat and for supply to artisan curers.
14–24 months
Saffron Cultivation
Corm-grown saffron harvested and dried by hand, the highest revenue per hectare available to a smallholding.
8–14 months
Ancient Grain Cultivation and Milling
Landrace wheat grown, stone-milled and sold as flour or baked, sidestepping the commodity grain price entirely.
10–18 months
Certified Organic Market Garden
Intensive certified-organic vegetable growing on a small area, sold through boxes, markets and restaurants.
4–10 months
Classic Agriturismo
Farm accommodation and table service legally tied to a working agricultural holding, the single most powerful income multiplier in Italian rural enterprise.
10–18 months
Equestrian Centre with Accommodation
Riding instruction, trekking and livery combined with stays on the same holding.
8–16 months
Horse Trekking and Riding Holidays
Multi-day riding holidays across landscape with overnight stops and full support.
6–14 months
Social Farming Enterprise
A farm delivering care, rehabilitation and work-integration services under public contract alongside its agricultural output.
8–18 months
Land Management for Absent Owners
Maintaining, farming or letting land on behalf of owners who have left the area.
4–10 months
Agroforestry System Establishment
Integrating trees with crops and livestock for combined production, shelter and carbon benefit.
24–48 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.
