The operative truth
Terms
| Administering body | MASAF through recognised producer organisations |
|---|---|
| Instrument type | Grants |
| Tier | European Instruments |
| Ceiling | Percentage of the organisation's marketed production value |
| Coverage | 50% of the operational fund, with the members funding the rest |
| Cost of money | n/a |
| Term | Operational programme of 3–5 years |
| Earliest reachable | Year 1 |
| Application to cash | Through the organisation's programme cycle |
Who qualifies
Members of recognised producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector.
What it funds
Production planning, quality improvement, marketing, environmental measures and crisis prevention.
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.
Supply Chain and District Contracts
Partnerships along an agri-food supply chain — producers, processors, distributors — with a lead applicant.
Ventures this funds
2 venture types in the atlas list this instrument in their capital stack.
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
Tomato and Passata Transformation
Field tomatoes transformed on site into passata, peeled tomatoes and concentrate under an estate label.
9–16 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.
