Deadline: 20-Apr-23
The European Commission (EC) is providing grants to enhance the competitiveness of the EU agricultural sector.
Objectives
- The general objective of the AGRIP Programme is to enhance the competitiveness of the EU agricultural sector.
- The specific objectives of this Programme are to:
- increase awareness of the merits of EU agricultural products and of the high standards applicable to the production methods in the EU
- increase the competitiveness and consumption of EU agricultural products and certain food products and to raise their profile both inside and outside the EU
- increase the awareness and recognition of EU quality schemes
- increase the market share of EU agricultural products and certain food products, specifically focusing on those markets in third countries that have the highest growth potential
- restore normal market conditions in the event of serious market disturbance, loss of consumer confidence or other specific problems.
Scope
- The objectives of these programmes shall comply with the general and specific objectives in particular the specific features of agricultural production methods in the Union, particularly in terms of food safety, traceability, authenticity, labelling, nutritional and health aspects, animal welfare, respect for the environment and sustainability (including climate benefits such as the greenhouse gas emissions reduction and/or increase in carbon removals), and the characteristics of agricultural and food products, particularly in terms of their quality, taste, diversity or traditions.
- The information and promotion programmes shall target one or more countries identified in the corresponding topic.
- The expected ultimate impact is to enhance the competitiveness and consumption of Union agri-food products, raise their profile and increase their market share in these targeted countries.
Funding Information
- The available call budget is EUR 84 000 000.
- Duration: Projects should have a minimum duration of 12 and a maximum duration of 36 months. Proposals should specify the duration of the action.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible, the applicants must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in an EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
- be eligible organisations or bodies
- trade or inter-trade organisations, established in a Member State and representative of the sector or sectors concerned in that Member State
- producer organisations or associations of producer organisations
- agri-food sector bodies the objective and activity of which is to provide information on, and to promote agricultural products and which have been entrusted, by the Member State concerned, with a clearly defined public service mission in this area; those bodies must have been legally established in the Member State in question at least two years prior to the date of the call for proposals
- Lower representativeness thresholds than 50% may be accepted if the proposing organisation demonstrates in the submitted proposal that there are specific circumstances, including the evidence on the structure of the market, which would justify treating the proposing organisation as representative of the product(s) or sector concerned.
- In order to assess the participants’ eligibility, the following documents are requested:
- private entity: extract from the official journal, copy of articles of association/statutes, extract of trade or association register, certificate of liability to VAT (if, as in certain countries, the trade register number and VAT number are identical, only one of these documents is required)
- public entity: copy of the resolution or decision establishing the public company, or other official document establishing the public-law entity
- entities without legal personality: documents providing evidence that their representative(s) has/have the capacity to undertake legal obligations on their behalf.
- Other entities may participate in other consortium roles, such as associated partners, sub-contractors, third parties giving in-kind contributions, etc.
For more information, visit European Commission.