The Agency for Financial Support in Agriculture and Rural Development as the competent institution and contracting authority for the implementation of the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance for Rural Development of the EU (IPARD) invites all interested legal entities from the Republic of North Macedonia to submit requests for the use of funds from the IPARD Program 2021-2027 for the following measures:
Measure 1. Investments in material assets of agricultural holdings.
Measure 7. Farm diversification and business development
2. The financial support for this Public Call is made up of 75% funds provided by the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance for Rural Development of the European Union (IPARD) in accordance with the Financial Agreement 2021-2027 and 25% funds provided by the Budget of the Republic of North Macedonia.
3. Financial resources upon individual request are awarded as non-refundable financial support (grant) in the amount of:
60% of the value of the total eligible investment costs for the measure “Investments in tangible assets of agricultural holdings“.
The percentage increases to 65% for investments in agricultural holdings proposed by young farmers (natural persons aged 18 to 40 years on the day of submitting the request for financial support) and 70% for investments in agricultural holdings in mountainous areas and 60 % of the value of the total eligible investment costs of the measure “Farm Diversification and Business Development“.
4. The deadline for submitting applications is October 15, 2023
5. The total financial support within this public call for measure 1 “Investments in tangible assets of agricultural holdings” amounts to 18,893,333.33 euros or 1,171,764,533.33 denars, while for measure 7 “Diversification of farms and development of businesses” 11,400,000.00 euros, i.e. 707,028,000.00 denars.
Method of submitting the request:
The applicant should complete and submit a Request for the use of funds from the IPARD Program 2021-2027 for measure 1 – Investments in tangible assets of agricultural holdings or Measure 7 – Diversification of farms and development of businesses supporting documentation as specified in this Public Call.
The completed request for the use of funds under measure 1 or measure 7 of the IPARD Program 2021-2027 and the entire documentation are submitted in a closed envelope with an indication on the front of the envelope in the upper left corner “DO NOT OPEN” for Public Announcement IPARD number 01/2023 and designation of the measure for which the request is submitted. The request can be submitted by mail as registered mail or in person at the Agency’s registry office.
Note: Due to the performance of field control by the Agency, it is necessary for the applicant to have with him copies of all the documentation submitted to the Agency.
More detailed information on contact tel. (02) 3097-460 or at the contact e-mail address: ipardpa.info@ipardpa.gov.mk and on the website: www.ipardpa.gov.mk.
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