€10m horticulture support scheme open for applications

This year’s event will focus on food sustainability and a celebration of the Irish apple

Scheme covers all horticultural areas including field vegetables, mushrooms, protected food crops, amenity crops, soft fruit, and apples, to beekeeping

Horticulture

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1 June 2023

A €10 million Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector has been launched.

The competitive scheme aims to facilitate environmentally friendly practices, promote the diversification of on-farm activities, improve the quality of products and improve working conditions, will provide capital grant aid at a rate of up to 40% on all approved investments.

It covers all horticultural areas including field vegetables, mushrooms, protected food crops, amenity crops, soft fruit, and apples, to beekeeping.

This scheme not only aids existing producers but also new entrants to horticulture, with qualifying young farmers receiving up to 50% grant aid.

Details of the scheme have been notified to the European Commission in accordance with the European Union Guidelines for State aid and the granting of approval of aid for investments under the Scheme will only be granted after approval by the European Commission in accordance with the Commission Decision on the measure.

The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Horticulture, Senator Pippa Hackett, said: “This past year has been extremely challenging for the horticultural sector. This Scheme is crucial to improving growers’ competitiveness by supporting re-investment in the business and the adoption of innovative technologies to put the sector on an economic, environmental and socially sustainable path.”

Applications for the scheme will close 30 June.

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