RD Investment Measures Unit

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The Rural Development Investment Measures Unit is responsible for all investment type measures, consisting of:

Implementation of Axes 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Rural Development Programme for Malta (2007-2013)
Monitoring of Rural Development Measures of the Rural Development Plan for Malta (2004-2006) namely Ad Hoc and Meeting Standards measures
Monitoring of Structural Funds measures 3.1 and 3.2

Verification and processing of payment claims in relation of Investment Measures namely:

Sub-Measure 1.1 – support for vocational training and skills acquisition actions
Sub-Measure 1.2 - support for demonstration activities and information actions
Sub-Measure 1.3 - support for short-term farm and forest management exchange as well as farm and forest visits

Sub-Measure 2.1 – support to help benefitting from the use of advisory services
Sub-Measure 2.2 - support for the setting up of farm management, farm relief and farm advisory services as well as forestry advisory services
Sub-Measure 2.3 - support for training of advisors

Sub-Measure 3.1 – support for new participation in quality schemes
Sub-Measure 3.2 - support for information and promotion activities implemented by groups of producers in the internal market

Measure 4 – Investments in physical assets (Article 17)

Sub-Measure 4.1 – support for investments in agricultural holdings
Sub-Measure 4.2 - support for investments in processing/marketing and/or development of agricultural products
Sub-Measure 4.3 - support for investments in infrastructure related to development, modernisation or adaptation of agriculture and forestry
Sub-Measure 4.4 - support for non-productive investments linked to the achievement of agri-environment climate objectives

Sub-Measure 6.1 – business start-up aid for young farmers
Sub-Measure 6.4 - support for investments in creation and development of non-agricultural activities

Sub-Measure 8.5 – support for investments improving the resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems

Sub-Measure 10.2 – support for conservation and sustainable use and development of genetic resources in agriculture

Measure 16 – Co-operation (Article 35)

Sub-Measure 16.1 – support for the establishment and operation of operational groups for the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability
Sub-Measure 16.2 - support for pilot projects and for the development of new products, practices, processes and technologies
Sub-Measure 16.3 - co-operation among small operators in organising joint work processes and sharing facilities and resources and for developing/marketing tourism
Sub-Measure 16.4 - support for horizontal and vertical co-operation among supply chain actors for the establishment and development of short supply chains and local markets and for promotion activities in a local context relating to the development of short supply chains and local markets
Sub-Measure 16.5 – support for joint action undertaken with a view to mitigating or adapting to climate change and for joint approaches to environmental projects and ongoing environmental practices
Sub-Measure 16.6 – support for cooperation among supply chain actors for sustainable provision of biomass for use in food and energy production and industrial processes
Sub-Measure 16.9 - support for diversification of farming activities into activities concerning health care, social integration, community supported agriculture and education about the environment and food

Sub-Measure 19.1 – preparatory support
Sub-Measure 19.2 - implementation of operations under the CLLD strategy
Sub-Measure 19.3 - preparation and implementation of cooperation activities of the local action group
Sub-Measure 19.4 - running costs and animation

Contribute to the drafting of application and measure guidelines as well as general guidelines for applicants to be able to submit proposals to seek financial grants;
Administrative checks on grant agreements; • Verification and processing of payment claims;
Authorization of payments.