(INACTIVE) Investments by farms in the processing and marketing of agricultural products to increase productivity and technological development, including digitalisation (IRP 35 FARMS)

Subject of the call

The subject of the public call is investments in the processing or marketing of agricultural products. The support is intended for investments in:

  • the marketing of agricultural products from own production.
  • the processing of agricultural products into agricultural products,
  • the processing of agricultural products into non-agricultural products, and

Available funds

The total funds available for this public call amount to EUR 5,000,000.

Call publication

The call was published in the Official Gazette No. 60/2025 on 1 August 2025.

Information on the application process is available at: Link to the call

Application deadline

The application deadline is 12 November 2025 by 14:00.

To submit an application, access to the E-kmetijstvo application (SN 2023–2027) is required. To use this application, a SI-PASS account (online login and signing service) is necessary.

Funding amount

The rate of public support is 30% of eligible investment costs and can be increased by:

  • 20% if the applicant is a young farmer;
  • 10% if the agricultural holding is classified as a mountain area in accordance with the regulation governing the classification of agricultural holdings into areas with limited farming potential.

The maximum public support rate must not exceed 50% of eligible investment costs.

Eligible costs

Investments intended for the processing of agricultural products include:

  • upgrading a facility or purchasing equipment for the facility;
  • purchase of a mobile processing plant;
  • purchase of equipment for:
    – efficient energy use or production of energy from renewable sources,
    – reuse of by-products,
    – reduction of water consumption, reuse of wastewater, use of rainwater, or collection of wastewater,
    – prevention and reduction of waste generation;
  • purchase of a wastewater treatment plant or grease trap;
  • purchase of machinery for material handling.

Investments intended for the marketing of agricultural products from own production include:

  • upgrading a facility or purchasing equipment for the facility;
  • purchase of equipment for efficient energy use or production of energy from renewable sources;
  • purchase of a dedicated sales machine;
  • purchase of equipment for upgrading an own mobile sales unit.

Eligible applicants

The applicant for the public call is the holder of a farm or the holder of an on-farm supplementary activity who, in 2024, had at least EUR 12,000 of standard output from agricultural activity, as evident from the Register of agricultural holdings (RKG).

Rok: 12/11/2025