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IPARD ISSUED A PUBLIC CALL FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW TRACTORS (DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 25, 2019)

17. October 2019.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management - the Agrarian Payments Directorate -  issued the fourth public call for submitting requests for IPARD incentives for the procurement of new tractors.

The deadline for submitting applications is November 25, 2019. 

Eligible investments and costs are the purchase of a new tractor, with standard parts, appliances and equipment for agricultural work, including the associated tractor cabin, as well as the general expenses.

The power of tractors whose procurement is subsidized by IPARD funds depends on the investment sector and production volume. For instance, if one is engaged in fruit growing and has 2 to 10 hectares of registered land under plantations, they will be able to obtain a tractor the power of which is up to 60 kW.  Those who have larger plots of land, which are from 10 to 50 hectares large, will be able to procure more powerful tractors, the power of which is up to 80 kW.  The tractor may be of the types T1 to T5 or S1 to S5 within the meaning of a special regulation governing the division of motor vehicles and their trailers and technical conditions for road vehicles and it should meet the environmental requirements laid down in European Union regulations in this field, with which the regulations of the Republic of Serbia are harmonized.

According to this public call, funds in the amount of 1,210,632,721.00 dinars are allocated, and the amount of incentives is from 60 to 70 percent of the eligible investment costs, depending on whether the applicant is a young farmer and whether the farm is located in a mountain area.

The detailed text of the public call can be downloaded from the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management http://www.minpolj.gov.rs , as well as from the website of the Agrarian Payments Directorate http://uap.gov.rs/javni-zozivi-ipard

Information regarding the issued public call can also be obtained by telephone by calling the Info Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management 011/2607960 and 2607961; as well as the Contact Center of the Agrarian Payments Directorate 011/3020100, 3020101 and 31 07 013, every business day from 7.30am to 3.30pm.

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management and Coordination Body