Rural development funding works differently from business measures: the applicant is often a farmer or a private individual rather than a company, and applications are administered by NMA, not the Innovation Agency. This set covers five such projects with €361 099 in approved funding.
Applicants are not named — these are private individuals and their farms. The measures and project types are stated exactly.
| Clients | 5 projects — farmers, private individuals and one timber company |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture, forestry, rural tourism |
| Approved funding | €361 099 across four projects; the fifth amount is not recorded |
| Period | EU 2007–2013 |
| Body | NMA — National Paying Agency |
| Services | Application and business plan preparation, budgeting |
The projects
| Applicant | Measure | Purpose | Approved funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| A farmer (crop production) | Lietuvos kaimo plėtros 2007 – 2013 m. programa Žemės ūkio valdų modernizavimas | Modernisation of a crop farm | €150 323 |
| An individual (rural tourism) | Kaimo turizmo veiklos skatinimas | Setting up a rural tourism homestead | €143 467 |
| A timber and biofuel company | Miškų ekonominės vertės didinimas | Modernisation of a timber and biofuel base | €33 597 |
| An individual (afforestation) | Pirmasis žemės ūkio paskirties žemės apželdinimas mišku | First afforestation of agricultural land | €33 711 |
| An individual (rural tourism) | Kaimo turizmo veiklos skatinimas | Rural tourism development | not recorded |
What this shows
Four different measures across five projects — farm holding modernisation, rural tourism development, first afforestation of agricultural land, and increasing the economic value of forests. Amounts range from a few tens of thousands up to €150k. Rural development measures are rarely marketed as “EU funding for business”, so many eligible applicants simply do not know about them — even though the requirements are often simpler than in industrial measures.