The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Government of the Canary Islands has opened the call for aid per hectare for the maintenance of vine cultivation for the production of wines with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO).
The call was published this Monday, April 18 in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands (BOC) and the regional government indicates that the main objective of these funds is “the preservation of their cultivation and the promotion of their production among young people.”
According to the regulations, winegrowers whose cultivation areas “are registered in any of the regulatory councils or management bodies of the different PDOs” may be beneficiaries of the aid.
The subsidies establish different amounts depending on whether or not the applicant has taken out a policy in the Combined Agricultural Insurance. The Government of the Canary Islands explains that the unit amounts of the aid, at most, “will amount to 2,300 euros per hectare”, provided that the production is insured. If it is not, the beneficiary will receive a maximum of “2,100 euros per hectare.”
Another objective of this call, according to the Ministry, is “to stimulate the cultivation of vineyards among young people.” For this reason, a supplement of 10% of the amounts that may correspond to beneficiaries who have received aid for the installation of young farmers from the Rural Development Program in the current campaign or in any of the previous four will be paid. This condition must be maintained in 2022.
“The PDO wines of the Canary Islands are synonymous with quality and essence, and value the work of our farmers, while enhancing our culture. An authentic letter of introduction to the world that we have to preserve, promote and encourage among young people”, says the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Government of the Canary Islands, Alicia Vanoostende.
Beneficiaries have two months from this Tuesday to submit their application.
