RDP: Training programs for 14,642 young farmers
There are 14,642 beneficiaries young farmers who join the training and skills development program so as to give them the necessary knowledge and qualifications to become entrepreneurial farmers.
In particular, beneficiaries are farmers of the 3rd call for inclusion in sub-measure 6.1 “Establishment of Young Farmers” during the transitional period 2021 and 2022, for the regions:
- Eastern Macedonia & Thrace
- Central Macedonia
- of Western Macedonia
- Thessaly
- Solid Greece
- Epirou,
- Ionian islands
- Western Greece
- Peloponnese
- Attica
- South Aegean
- North Aegean and Crete
whose operations were included in the context of the 3rd call for the submission of applications for support of sub-measure 6.1 (year 2021), in Measure 01 “Knowledge transmission and information actions” of the PAA 2014-2020.
The co-financed public expenditure available for the inclusion of the act amounts to 14,275,950 euros and is distributed by focus area and Region as follows:
Obligations
The 14,642 beneficiary young farmers have the obligation:
- either possess sufficient professional qualifications at the date of submission of the application and application file
- either acquire sufficient professional qualifications within a period not exceeding 36 months from the date of the decision to join
Also, the beneficiaries of the present should obtain a certificate-certificate of attending a 150-hour training program in a similar direction (in relation to the orientation of the agricultural holding), from ELGO “DIMITRA”.
Target of agricultural vocational training is to offer farmers specialized knowledge and skills, adapted to the new conditions of competition of the European and World Economy and Trade of Agricultural Products, which will promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the primary sector and will keep pace with modern developments and requirements of Technological Development and knowledge of Farming sector.
The training actions are implemented throughout the country.
What is included in the training program
The training program includes the following fields/subjects:
- Knowledge of the obligations and possibilities deriving from the Common Agricultural Policy as well as the national policy for rural development
Financial management of holdings / use of ICT & new technologies - Codes of good agricultural practice, sound management of natural resources and rural work safety, addressing and adapting to climate change
- Trade and processing of agricultural products, with an emphasis on short chains
- Specialized knowledge about the direction and needs of the farm (such as new alternative crops, fertilization, animal nutrition, etc.)
The deliverables of the operation are the approximate 815 Training Programs (14,642/18 trainees on average per PC) that will be implemented in the 13 Regions (13 sub-projects) in which approximately 14,642 young farmers will participate.
The implementation period of the physical object of the act is defined from the date of issue of this present until 12.07.2025, while the expenditure eligibility deadline is defined as 12.31.2025.