The first tranche in 2021 of the Organic Processing Investment Grant Scheme has opened for applications, Senator Pippa Hackett announced.
Organic processors who wish to invest in developing facilities for the processing, preparation, grading, packing and storage of organic products will be assisted by the scheme. Aid will be available for off-farm projects and processors can apply for grant-aid up to €700,000. The total funding has increased this year by €500,000 to €1.2 million.
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Pippa Hackett said: “There are currently great opportunities for the Irish agri-food sector. Demand for organic produce continues to increase year on year and I am fully committed to developing the organic sector as a wonderful opportunity for the Irish agri-food sector. This Scheme is a further initiative in that direction. It will assist existing organic processors meet the growing demand for organic food, both in Ireland and abroad.”
The Scheme will open in tranches; this first tranche is open from 1 June 2021 to 31 July 2021. The next tranche will open from 1 August 2021. Copies of the terms and conditions of the Grant Scheme, together with application forms, are available from the Organic Farming Unit and on the Department’s website at https://www.gov.ie/en/service/51e8d-organic-processing-investment-grant-scheme/?referrer=http://www.gov.ie/organic-processing-investment-grant-scheme/
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