I.10.6.1 Value chain cooperation development - on-farm grant

I.10.6.1 “Value chain cooperation development - on farm” is an intervention under the CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027. It supports investments in processing and sales of processed agricultural products, RHD, MOL and microenterprise activity linked to a farm. Its goal is to increase product value on the farm and shorten the supply chain.

According to the ministry schedule, the call is planned from 1 October to 2 November 2026. The date remains planned until ARiMR publishes the official call announcement and rules. Before preparing the final application, check the current Agency communications.

Aid may be available to a farmer or farmer's spouse running or starting RHD, a farmer, spouse or household member starting business activity or MOL, and a microenterprise continuing such activity. For a microenterprise, the activity must be directly linked to the owned or leased farm.

The requirement for farm economic size of at least EUR 25k applies to operations involving the start of RHD activity. Alternatively, the operation may be carried out on a farm of a beneficiary of the Young Farmer premium intervention. The condition must be confirmed in line with call documentation.

For starting or running RHD, a lump-sum payment is provided in one of three amounts: PLN 30,000, PLN 60,000 or PLN 120,000. Aid may cover up to 65% of operation costs. The lump sum is paid in two instalments: 80% first and 20% second.

A farmer, farmer's spouse or household member starting business activity or MOL may apply for a lump sum of PLN 30,000, PLN 60,000 or PLN 120,000, up to 65% of operation costs. In the 12 months before applying, the applicant must not have run business activity listed under the supported PKD codes.

A microenterprise continuing business activity or MOL may receive reimbursement from PLN 10,000 to PLN 500,000. Reimbursement may cover up to 50% of eligible costs. The applicant must hold a farm and use at least 50% agricultural products from that farm in processing.

Not always all of it, but for a microenterprise continuing activity, at least 50% of processed agricultural products by quantity must come from the owned or leased farm. When starting activity and using more external raw material, obligations may arise around multi-year contracts concluded directly with agricultural producers or their organised forms of cooperation.

The guidelines include the purchase of software for managing supported activity, controlling production or storage processes, expanding IT systems and implementing quality management systems. FarmPortal may therefore be part of the operation if its functions are directly linked to processing, storage, batch identification, quality or sales. Final eligibility depends on the call rules and project scope.

The cost catalogue includes new computer hardware, software or IT services for distance selling of agricultural and food products, as well as payment terminals. The solution must be linked to supported activity and justified in the business plan. The programme does not finance ordinary sales of unprocessed products within primary agricultural production.

Support may cover new machinery and equipment for raw-material preparation, processing, storage, packing, marking and labelling. Construction investments, measurement equipment, quality systems, IT solutions, refrigeration, water and heat recovery, RES connected with processing, and infrastructure reducing losses or managing waste may also be possible.

Aid does not cover, among other things, VAT, leasing, means of transport, land and real estate, employee remuneration, refinancing of liabilities or investments in residential buildings. Costs directly related to primary agricultural production and sales of products in unprocessed form are also excluded.

Five points may be awarded for implementing Farm to Fork Strategy objectives, four points for an eligible environmental component covering at least 20% of operation costs, three points for innovation and up to three points depending on unemployment in the county. Additional points may be available to people starting processing activity, including young farmers, women and people insured in KRUS.

No. Purchasing an IT system alone does not guarantee points. FarmPortal may support an eligible scope related to the Farm to Fork Strategy, origin identification, monitoring processing and storage, and process innovation. The number of points depends on the whole operation, the share of individual costs and the documentation submitted to ARiMR.

The guidelines require a business plan. Construction investments may require an investor's cost estimate. For purchases of goods or services exceeding PLN 20,000 net, at least two offers from different suppliers should generally be presented. One offer may be acceptable in justified situations, for example where compatibility with existing technology is required.

The operation should generally be completed within no more than 24 months from signing the agreement, no later than 30 June 2029. For reimbursement, the investment may be split into a maximum of two stages. Supported activity must then continue for five years from the final payment date.

The same expense or the same part of an expense cannot be financed more than once from public funds. A project may include other sources of financing only if this does not result in double funding. Previous support received for the same expenses from KPO or other programmes should be checked carefully.

I.10.6.1 is aimed at farmers, RHD, MOL and microenterprises conducting activity linked to a farm. Maximum aid is PLN 120,000 as a lump sum or PLN 500,000 as reimbursement. I.10.7.1 covers SME investments outside the farm and provides reimbursement up to PLN 10m.