With implementing decision of the European Commission C(2015) 5377 of 3 August 2015 and with resolution of the Provincial Council no. 1487 dated 31 August 2015 (and subsequent amendments implementing the operation), the 2014 – 2020 Rural Development Program (hereinafter, PSR) of the Autonomous Province of Trento was approved, pursuant to the (EU) Regulation of 17 December 2013, n. 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (FEARS).
Among the measures contained in the aforementioned PSR there is Measure 4 - Development of agricultural companies and businesses, pursuant to article 17 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) no. 1305/2013.
Within this measure there is operation 4.1.1 - support for investments in agricultural companies, aimed at granting contributions to agricultural entrepreneurs and their forms of association for investments made in agricultural companies.
The AGRITUR AL MARTER agricultural company of Ribaga Bruno has submitted an application for relief pursuant to Operation 4.1.1 relating to the construction of a new building to be used as a laboratory and premises for selling company products.
The objective as per the PSR (focus area 2A) is as follows: improve the economic performance of the agricultural company to increase market share and market orientation as well as diversification of the activity.
The company strategy is to open the company's production, which today is largely absorbed by the agritourism structure, to the external market, at 0 km, strengthening the farm's production.
The application for financing for the construction of the laboratory and the point of sale has an eligible expense of a total amount of €159,537.98, and a contribution of €63,815.19.
Operation 4.1.1 is co-financed by the European Commission through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - EAFRD for 42.980%, by the Italian State for 39.914% and by the Autonomous Province of Trento for 17.106%.
For more information on funding opportunities, visit the RDP website http://www.psr.provincia.tn.it/ and the European Commission website dedicated to the EAFRD https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/ruraldevelopment-2014- 2020_en.
