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The Government of Aragon supports the modernization of farms with 17.6 million euros
22/11/2010
November 22, 2010
Department of agriculture and food of the Government of Aragon will allocate EUR 17.6 million for the modernization of farms, with the aim of promoting generational, promote employment and advance their competitiveness. This budget will serve a total of 973 applications.
The modernization of farms and the incorporation of young people are two of the priorities for the Department, by the impact of these objectives on competitiveness and consolidation of farms as an economic engine of the rural environment. This is reflected in the budgetary allocation have aid to encourage both lines in 2011, which amounted to 23.3 million euros, 12% more than in this year.
Since 2001, about 8,000 farms have benefited from this aid, that, Furthermore, have enabled mainstreaming of about 1,900 young people to the sector. Also, global investments in modernisation of farms from the year exceeds the EUR 300 million, of which 150 million have been subsidized.
Aid to support investments for modernisation of farms range from those aimed at the improvement of the classification, packaging, manufacturing, processing and marketing of products from exploitation, to the acquisition of machinery and equipment to improve the overall performancethe addition of equipment for the production of biofuels or the adaptation of exploitation to cost reduction, saving energy or water in irrigation, and the incorporation of new technologies, among others.
The way of specific funding aimed at young people who want to start in agriculture, will enable them to acquire land, cattle and face other expenses or investments necessary for the beginning of its activity in the sector.
