Application Deadline: 06/29/2022
About Opportunity
The Small Grants – Horticulture Start Up scheme is designed to support entry into the horticulture sector in Wales by encouraging the establishment of new commercial horticulture enterprises, either as a diversification within an existing agricultural business, or as stand-alone new enterprises.
Eligibility Requirements
You intend to establish a new commercial horticultural enterprise. Horticultural crops are edible fruit, vegetables ornamental plants and flowers. Horticultural crops do not include tree nurseries.
- You are registered with RPW On-line.
- The scheme is open to a wide range of Micro, SME and Large enterprises who intend to establish a new horticultural enterprise, such as:
- Farm business including sole traders
- Co-operatives
- Voluntary sector organisations
- Private and public limited companies
SMEs consist of 3 sub-categories of enterprises: micro, small and medium;
- micro enterprises employ less than 10 employees,
- small enterprises less than 50 employees,
- medium enterprises less than 250 employees.
Benefits
The grant available for each applicant is £3,000
Application Procedure
Funding support for farmers, land managers and associated rural sectors over the next 3 years is delivered through a flexible framework of support, with schemes – including the Small Grants – Horticultural Start Up Scheme – delivering towards the following themes:
- farm scale land management
- on farm environmental improvements
- on farm efficiency and diversification
- landscape scale land management
- woodland and forestry
- food and farming supply chains
The Small Grant – Horticulture Start Up is available to individuals or businesses who wish to enter the commercial horticultural sector. The aims of the scheme are to:
- encourage the establishment of new commercial horticultural enterprises by offering seed funding in the form of a grant.
- partially mitigate the financial risk of investing in a new enterprise.
attract more individuals to enter the sector. - encourage the use of new and emerging technology within horticultural businesses.
- create a diversified income stream for existing Welsh farm businesses.
- establish new rural enterprises, which can create employment, opportunities for growth and sustainable local food production.
- respond to the Wales Community Food Strategy and encourage the supply of locally sourced food in Wales.
Official Website: Horticulture Start Up Scheme in the UK
