Things
PNRR - Mission 2 Component 1 - Investment 2.3 Innovation and mechanization in the agricultural and food sector - Sub-measure "Modernization of agricultural machinery" The tender provides for the granting of contributions to agro-mechanical companies and micro, small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises and their cooperatives and associations, as defined in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2022/2472 for investments to be allocated to the modernization of the machinery fleet, in line with the diffusion of the best available technologies that allow a lower environmental impact of the agricultural sector.
Who is it aimed at?
Agri-mechanical companies and micro, small and medium agricultural enterprises and their cooperatives and associations, as defined in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2022/2472, operating in the Lombardy Region, can benefit from the aid and apply.
What does it predict
Aid is granted for the following types of intervention that satisfy the DNSH principles: a) Support for investment in machinery and equipment for precision agriculture; b) Replacement of off-road vehicles for agriculture and livestock farming; c) Support for investment for the innovation of irrigation and water management systems. The subsidy consists of a contribution of 65%, expressed as a percentage of the eligible expenditure, raised to 80% for young farmers. The maximum eligible expenditure is equal to €35,000 for types of intervention a) and c), and €70,000 for type b).