IPARD II programme
The Programme for the Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas of Montenegro under IPARD II 2014-2020 (IPARD II Programme) is one of the preconditions for the use of European pre-accession funds through IPA II - the policy area of agriculture and rural development. Through the implementation of the IPARD II Programme, a total of EUR 51,816,473 in grants will be available to Montenegrin farmers, of which EUR 39,000,000 are EU funds, and national co-financing amounts to EUR 12,816,473. With the contribution of beneficiaries, the implementation of the IPARD II Programme will invest around EUR 86 million in Montenegrin agriculture.
The aim of the IPARD II Programme is the restructuring and modernisation of the agricultural and processing sector, with the aim of creating competitive agricultural holdings and the processing sector, which will be ready for EU accession and the use of EU funds.
The IPARD II programme contains seven support measures:
Measure 1 – INVESTMENTS IN PHYSICAL ASSETS OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS
Measure 3 – INVESTMENTS IN PHYSICAL ASSETS CONCERNING PROCESSING AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY PRODUCTS
Measure 4 – AGRI-ENVIRONMENT-CLIMATE AND ORGANIC FARMING MEASURE
Measure 5 – IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES - LEADER APPROACH
Measure 6 – INVESTMENTS IN RURAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
Measure 7 – FARM DIVERSIFICATION AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Measure 9 – TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE