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GENERAL INFORMATION

2000-2006: COMMUNITY SUPPORT FRAMEWORK

4 bulletins for young farmers installation aid

2 bulletins for Improving Plans

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• 12.000 young farmers joined in• 3.500 joined out

Maximum financial aid:• Mountain areas: 25.000€ • Disadvantaged areas: 20.000€• Flat land areas: 15.000€For investments in agricultural holding• Aid can not exceed the amount of 225.000€ • Support for YF up to 60%

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2007-2013: COMMUNITY SUPPORT FRAMEWORK 2 bulletins for young farmers installation aid8.500 young farmersMaximum financial aid:• Mountain areas: 40.000€ • Disadvantaged areas: 35.000€ • Flat land areas: 30.000€For investments in agricultural holding• Aid can not exceed the amount of 500.000€ for dairyand 240.000€ for plant sector• Support for YF up to 60%

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Case study example

• Young farmer from Greece

• Name: Christos Dimou

• Age: 31

• Family company 90 hectars

• 40he. own land – 50he. rent land

• Cultivations : 20he. Cotton, 15he. Maize, 40he. Cereals, 8he. Water melons, 4he. Olive oils and 2he. clover

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• February of 2002 application for young farmers installation aid (11h own,9h rent)

• August of 2002 approval• Cost of file study: 1000€• 2004 bought 3h field with 30.000€ loan

(rate1,52% ,subsidizing rate 80%)• 2006 application for investment in

agricultural holding • Cost of file study: 3000€

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Machinery costs

• Tractor 106.960€

• Fertilizer 1.419€

• Drip irrigation (cotton) 6.088€

• Hydraulic harrows 7.300€

• Precision seeding 16.500€

• Spray 7.900€

• Total costs 146.167€

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Farm building costs

• Store 375 sguare meters

• Building permit 3.298€

• Cost 67.500€

• (foto)

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Total investment

• Totals 218.967€

• Aid 60% 131.380€

• Rest 87.587€

1)Excesses 37.587€

2)Loan 50.000€ with 6,22% rate for 10 years

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Land costs

• Depends from the area and if it is irrigated

• For example :

• In mountain and disadvantaged areas you can pay 7.000-10.000€ per hectare

• In flat land areas and irrigated 20.000-25.000€per hectare

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Labour costs