The Young Farmers subsidy scheme will be drawn up for the third time in December. With this scheme, young farmers can apply for a subsidy for investments in buildings, machines or portable installations.
On Tuesday 12 September, the Young Farmers Working Group (JOLA), consisting of officials from the various provinces, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, drew up a new interpretation for the Young Farmers Regulation. This interpretation is to improve the previous openings.
Survey is leading
In October 2016, the Netherlands Agricultural Youth Contact (NAJK) conducted a survey about the details of the subsidy scheme. This survey was conducted among all members of the NAJK. All agricultural sectors were able to express their views in this survey.
The proposal made by the JOLA working group is based on the results of the NAJK survey. These results were already presented to the provinces in the Netherlands in October 2016.
Provinces it's up to
The provinces are now preparing an opening decision. This will contain the conditions for the scheme. This does not mean, however, that all wishes will also be adopted by the provinces.
The NAJK expects the provinces to provide clarity about the opening decision in October or early November.
No minimum investment
The working group has already succeeded in canceling the minimum investment amount per investment. This means that smaller investments can also qualify for a subsidy.
With this proposal, the working group hopes that more young farmers can make use of the scheme.
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