Business Innovation: Agriculture Modernisation Programme

Modernisation of Agricultural Activity Affected by Storms, Floods or Other High-Impact Structural Damage

Recovery and Resilience Plan

The Modernization of Agriculture line of the PRR supports productive innovation projects in the agricultural sector, promoting the modernization of farms, increasing resilience, and adopting new technologies. The objective is to strengthen the competitiveness of agricultural companies and prepare them to better respond to climatic, structural, and productive risks.

Programme Status

Open

Financing

Up to 50% Non-Refundable Grant

Territory

Mainland Portugal

Eligible Entities

SMEs

Business Innovation: Agriculture Modernisation Programme

Modernisation of Agricultural Activity Affected by Storms, Floods or Other High-Impact Structural Damage

Recovery and Resilience Plan

The Modernization of Agriculture line of the PRR supports productive innovation projects in the agricultural sector, promoting the modernization of farms, increasing resilience, and adopting new technologies. The objective is to strengthen the competitiveness of agricultural companies and prepare them to better respond to climatic, structural, and productive risks.

Programme Status

Open

Financing

Up to 50% Non-Refundable Grant

Territory

Mainland Portugal

Eligible Entities

SMEs

Incentive Conditions

  • Agricultural projects focused on Productive Innovation Investment are eligible for support, aiming at the structural reinforcement and modernisation of companies, increasing the resilience of agricultural holdings, diversifying production, or adopting emerging technologies.
  • Eligible support covers individual productive investment operations of an innovative nature within the agricultural sector, related to the following types of operations:
    • Increasing the physical resilience of facilities, plantations, equipment and infrastructures, as well as the protection of communication and energy systems;
    • Diversification of production through the introduction of goods not previously produced on the farm;
    • Adoption of emerging technologies.
  • Mainland Portugal.
  • Up to 50% Non-Refundable Grant
  • In addition to the funding provided under this instrument, a 100% repayable financing component may also be granted to cover non-eligible expenses and working capital needs, calculated based on the total project investment.
  • Investment Amount
  • Minimum Investment: €400,000
  • Maximum Investment: €1.2 Million
  • Entities that, regardless of their legal form, carry out an economic activity related to primary agricultural production and qualify as SMEs are eligible.
  • This includes, in particular, entities engaged in artisanal or other individual or family-based activities, partnerships, or associations that regularly carry out economic activities, provided they qualify as SMEs.
  • a) Construction or improvement costs of immovable assets, including investments in internal passive cabling or structured data network cabling and, where necessary, the ancillary part of the passive network located outside the building on private property;
  • b) Expenses related to the purchase or lease-purchase of machinery and equipment up to the market value of the asset;
  • c) General costs associated with the above-mentioned expenses, such as fees for architects, engineers and consultants, advisory services related to environmental and economic sustainability, sustainable energy, energy efficiency, and renewable energy production and use, including feasibility studies. Feasibility studies may remain eligible even if no investment is ultimately carried out based on their conclusions;
  • d) Costs related to the acquisition, development or use of software, cloud computing solutions and similar technologies, as well as patents, licenses, copyrights and trademarks;
  • e) Expenses related to non-productive investments associated with environmental and climate objectives;
  • f) Irrigation costs;
  • g) In the case of investments aimed at restoring agricultural production potential affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events comparable to natural disasters, animal diseases, plant pests or protected animals, eligible costs may include expenses incurred to restore agricultural production potential to the level existing before the occurrence of those events;
  • h) In the case of investments aimed at preventing damage caused by natural disasters, adverse climatic events comparable to natural disasters, animal diseases, plant pests or protected animals, eligible costs may include expenses related to specific preventive actions.

Incentive Conditions

Agricultural projects focused on Productive Innovation Investment are eligible for support, aiming at the structural reinforcement and modernisation of companies, increasing the resilience of agricultural holdings, diversifying production, or adopting emerging technologies.
Eligible support covers individual productive investment operations of an innovative nature within the agricultural sector, related to the following types of operations:
Increasing the physical resilience of facilities, plantations, equipment and infrastructures, as well as the protection of communication and energy systems;
Diversification of production through the introduction of goods not previously produced on the farm;
Adoption of emerging technologies.

Mainland Portugal.

Up to 50% Non-Refundable Grant
In addition to the funding provided under this instrument, a 100% repayable financing component may also be granted to cover non-eligible expenses and working capital needs, calculated based on the total project investment.
Investment Amount
Minimum Investment: €400,000
Maximum Investment: €1.2 Million

Entities that, regardless of their legal form, carry out an economic activity related to primary agricultural production and qualify as SMEs are eligible.
This includes, in particular, entities engaged in artisanal or other individual or family-based activities, partnerships, or associations that regularly carry out economic activities, provided they qualify as SMEs.

a) Construction or improvement costs of immovable assets, including investments in internal passive cabling or structured data network cabling and, where necessary, the ancillary part of the passive network located outside the building on private property;
b) Expenses related to the purchase or lease-purchase of machinery and equipment up to the market value of the asset;
c) General costs associated with the above-mentioned expenses, such as fees for architects, engineers and consultants, advisory services related to environmental and economic sustainability, sustainable energy, energy efficiency, and renewable energy production and use, including feasibility studies. Feasibility studies may remain eligible even if no investment is ultimately carried out based on their conclusions;
d) Costs related to the acquisition, development or use of software, cloud computing solutions and similar technologies, as well as patents, licenses, copyrights and trademarks;
e) Expenses related to non-productive investments associated with environmental and climate objectives;
f) Irrigation costs;
g) In the case of investments aimed at restoring agricultural production potential affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events comparable to natural disasters, animal diseases, plant pests or protected animals, eligible costs may include expenses incurred to restore agricultural production potential to the level existing before the occurrence of those events;
h) In the case of investments aimed at preventing damage caused by natural disasters, adverse climatic events comparable to natural disasters, animal diseases, plant pests or protected animals, eligible costs may include expenses related to specific preventive actions.

Other Grants

Structuring Businesses

Madeira 2030 – Innovation

Digital Transition of Bookshops

Other Grants

Structuring Businesses

Madeira 2030 – Innovation

Digital Transition of Bookshops