The operative truth
Terms
| Administering body | Regional agriculture departments |
|---|---|
| Instrument type | Annual Payments |
| Tier | Regional Instruments |
| Ceiling | Per-hectare annual payment |
| Coverage | €70–450 per hectare per year |
| Cost of money | n/a |
| Term | Annual |
| Earliest reachable | Month 6 |
| Application to cash | Annual claim cycle |
Who qualifies
Agricultural undertakings farming in designated mountain or otherwise constrained areas.
What it funds
Unrestricted — it compensates for the structural disadvantage of the location.
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.
CAP Direct Payments
Active farmers holding eligible land and, in most cases, payment entitlements.
Organic Conversion and Maintenance
Agricultural undertakings converting to or maintaining certified organic production.
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.
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
Legume and Pulse Speciality Farming
Named local lentils, chickpeas and beans grown, cleaned and packed as identified regional products.
8–15 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.
