Thus, the farmers filed 7,971 financing requests based on APDRP’s “Setup for young farmers” investment program of rural development between June 1 and July 6.
The investment projects eye the setup or upgrade of vegetables and apiary farms as well as animal breeding.
Most financing requests were filed by applicants in north-western Romania, with EUR50 million, followed by south-western and south-eastern regions, with EUR47.2 million and EUR43.2 million, respectively.
By May 2012, a total of 587 projects were completed for young farmers setup, worth EUR12.8 million.