AM: hundreds of billions of forints more to help environmentally conscious farmers

By: STA Date: 2025. 05. 07. 10:30

This year, farmers can receive more than 200 billion forints in support thanks to the Agri-Environmental Management and Organic Farming programs – announced István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, according to a press release sent to MTI on Thursday by the Ministry of Agriculture (AM).

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As reported, the ministry has renewed its new AKG and ÖKO decision-making system in order to allow those affected to access the funds more quickly. According to the statement, István Nagy explained that AM remains committed to supporting programs that encourage sustainable, environmentally and climate-conscious agricultural practices. As a continuation of the Rural Development Program (VP) of the previous support period, the ministry announced the calls for applications entitled Agri-Environmental Management Payments (AKG) and Support for Organic Farming (ÖKO) within the framework of the CAP Strategic Plan last year. It was reported that the minister highlighted that, given the great interest, a decision was made by reallocating resources, according to which they can provide support to all formally compliant applicants who meet the minimum commitments. Accordingly, they decided to support approximately 17,600 AKG and more than 5,000 ÖKO applications, which means 150 billion forints annually for the former program and 58 billion forints for the latter for farmers. Since we are talking about multi-annual target programs in both cases, the possible support amount for the 5-year construction could exceed 750 billion and 290 billion forints, respectively, they wrote.

According to the press release, the Minister emphasized that the beneficiaries will receive the support contracts continuously

In the first round, small and family farms, then larger farms in the next round, and then – if funds are available – producers in larger areas will also receive their support contracts, on the basis of which they will be able to submit their unified applications – the announcement reads. The commitment period of the support programs lasts from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, and farmers will be the first to submit payment applications within the framework of this year’s Unified Application – the Ministry of Agriculture announced.

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