Information on setting up an agricultural business

Setting up a business:

You can find out what you should bear in mind when setting up an agricultural business and where you can complete individual formalities from the relevant agricultural offices in the respective federal states. The guidelines of the NRW Chamber of Agriculture can be used as a guide.

Support programs:

Direct payments (1st pillar):
A basic requirement for receiving direct payments is eligible land and the associated payment entitlements.

• Basic premium
• Greening premium
• Redistribution premium for small and medium-sized farms
• Young farmer premium

A good overview of the guidelines for the respective premiums can be found in the information sheets for the funding applications, such as the one for Hesse.

Support for rural areas (2nd pillar)

The second pillar of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) serves to strengthen rural regions. This includes support measures such as the promotion of organic farming, agri-environmental and climate measures (AUKM) or individual farm investment support.

• Compensatory allowance (AGZ): Funding instrument for maintaining area-wide agriculture, including in so-called disadvantaged areas.
  
• Agri-environmental and climate measures (AUKM): As a rule, these measures are also used to promote organic farming. Each federal state has its own funding guidelines for this, in Hesse it is the "Hessian Program for Agri-environmental and Landscape Management Measures" (HALM)
  
• Agricultural Investment Promotion Program (AFP) and Promotion of Investments for Diversification (FID)
• Other support measures for agriculture in Hesse