The operative truth
Terms
| Administering body | MASAF with regions and beekeeper associations |
|---|---|
| Instrument type | Grants |
| Tier | National Instruments |
| Ceiling | €5,000–40,000 typical |
| Coverage | 50–80% |
| Cost of money | n/a |
| Term | Annual programme |
| Earliest reachable | Month 6 |
| Application to cash | 90–240 days |
Who qualifies
Registered beekeepers and their associations.
What it funds
Hives, extraction equipment, queen rearing, transhumance costs, analysis and training.
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.
National Microcredit
Enterprises under five years old, self-employed persons, and holders of a VAT number with fewer than five employees.…
Non-Agricultural Rural Business Start-Up
New non-agricultural micro-enterprises in designated rural areas — craft, service, tourism, retail and care businesses.
Biodiversity and Genetic Resource Payments
Farmers keeping native breeds, conserving landrace varieties, or adopting biodiversity-favourable practices.
Ventures this funds
2 venture types in the atlas list this instrument in their capital stack.
Beekeeping and Honey Production
Managed hives producing monofloral honey, wax and propolis, with pollination services as a second income.
6–14 months
Beehive and Apiary Equipment Manufacture
Timber hives, frames and apiary equipment supplied to beekeepers across a region.
4–10 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.
