The operative truth
Terms
| Administering body | Regional agriculture departments |
|---|---|
| Instrument type | Grants |
| Tier | Regional Instruments |
| Ceiling | €500,000–2,000,000 depending on region |
| Coverage | 40–65%, with uplifts for young farmers, organic and inner areas |
| Cost of money | n/a |
| Term | 5-year stability obligation |
| Earliest reachable | Month 6 |
| Application to cash | 240–450 days |
Who qualifies
Active agricultural undertakings making productive investments in the holding.
What it funds
Buildings, plant, machinery, irrigation, planting, and associated professional 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.
ISMEA More Enterprise
Young farmers and agricultural enterprises expanding or restructuring, including those succeeding to an existing holding.
SME Guarantee Fund
Small and medium enterprises including sole traders and agricultural undertakings. New enterprises qualify; the guarantee exists precisely to…
New Sabatini Machinery Support
Micro, small and medium enterprises purchasing new capital goods.
Ventures this funds
28 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
Estate Winery (Cantina)
Vineyard, cellar and bottling under a single estate label, sold direct, through importers and at the cellar door.
24–40 months
Natural and Low-Intervention Wine
Small-volume wine made without added sulphites or industrial correction, sold to a specialist international trade.
20–34 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
Citrus Grove with Direct Shipping
Citrus grown and shipped direct to households and delicatessens rather than sold at commodity gate prices.
10–22 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
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
Medicinal and Aromatic Herb Farm
Cultivation and drying of officinal herbs for the herbal, cosmetic and food industries.
8–16 months
Lavender and Essential Oil Distillation
Lavender fields distilled on site into essential oil and hydrosol, doubling as a visitor attraction in flower.
14–26 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
Legume and Pulse Speciality Farming
Named local lentils, chickpeas and beans grown, cleaned and packed as identified regional products.
8–15 months
Freshwater Aquaculture
Trout and native species raised in spring-fed raceways, sold fresh, smoked and to restocking markets.
10–20 months
Compost and Soil Amendment Production
Conversion of agricultural and municipal green waste into certified compost and soil amendments.
8–16 months
Hydroponic and Vertical Growing
Controlled-environment production of leaf, herb and micro-green crops close to urban markets.
6–12 months
Coppicing, Firewood and Timber Products
Managed woodland harvest producing firewood, poles, chips and sawn timber.
4–10 months
Farm Contracting and Machinery Services
Ploughing, harvesting, spraying and specialist field operations carried out for other holdings.
4–10 months
Land Management for Absent Owners
Maintaining, farming or letting land on behalf of owners who have left the area.
4–10 months
Agrivoltaics — Dual-Use Solar Farming
Elevated photovoltaic arrays over land that continues in agricultural production beneath them.
14–28 months
Micro-Hydroelectric Generation
Small turbines on watercourses, mill races and irrigation channels producing continuous baseload power.
18–36 months
Biogas and Anaerobic Digestion
Digestion of manure, crop residues and food waste into biogas, with digestate returned to land.
20–36 months
Water Efficiency and Irrigation Systems
Design and installation of efficient irrigation, rainwater harvesting and water reuse for farms.
4–10 months
Native Plant and Tree Nursery
Propagation of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers for restoration, forestry and landscaping.
12–26 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.
