AFIR Transfers Nearly €193 Million to Farmers, Processors, and Local Authorities

The Agency for the Financing of Rural Investments (AFIR) has disbursed a new tranche of payments amounting to approximately €192.9 million (€192,898,115.91) to farmers, processors, and local authorities.

These funds, transferred between April 14 and May 31, 2025, cover investments in agriculture and rural areas, as well as environmental and climate-related interventions.

Breakdown of Funding Sources

Out of the total amount paid:

• €148.5 million represent non-reimbursable funds from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
• €44.4 million come from the State Budget

Payments Under the 2014–2020 National Rural Development Programme (NRDP)

AFIR disbursed €125.4 million through the NRDP 2014–2020, including both investment tranches and compensatory payments for income loss and environmental/climate measures.

The grants supported investments in:

• Agricultural holdings and processing units (Measure 4)
• Restoring agricultural production potential affected by natural disasters (Measure 5)
• Afforestation efforts (Measure 8)

Additional payments were made for:

• Setting up producer groups (Measure 9)
• Support for cooperation (Measure 16)
• Insurance premiums for crops, livestock, and plants (Measure 17)
• LEADER local development initiatives (Measure 19)
• Rural, educational, and cultural infrastructure projects by local authorities (Measure 7)

Environmental and climate-related support included:

• Agri-environment and climate measures (Measure 10)
• Organic farming (Measure 11)
• Support for areas facing natural or specific constraints (Measure 13)
• Forest-environmental and climate services, and forest conservation (Measure 15)

Payments Under the 2023–2027 Strategic Plan

Under the Strategic Plan 2023–2027, AFIR transferred €67.5 million to farmers as compensation for income losses and additional costs incurred through voluntary annual environmental and climate commitments.

Payments were made for:

• Agri-environment and climate commitments on permanent grasslands (DR-01)
• Arable land (DR-02)
• Endangered local livestock breeds (DR-03)
• Organic farming (conversion and maintenance) (DR-04 and DR-05)
• Areas with significant or specific natural constraints and mountain zones (DR-10, DR-11, and DR-09)