Deadline Date: January 28, 2026
The Fondi.eu has launched a funding opportunity under the On-Farm Investment Intervention to support productive investments in agricultural holdings aimed at vineyard renewal and development across Malta.
The focus areas and objectives of the call include: Vineyard renewal, quality improvement, increased mechanization, cost reduction, and enhanced competitiveness.
The initiative seeks to ensure that all actions align with European Union wine quality standards (DOK and IĠT) and strengthen the competitiveness of Malta’s viticulture sector. The overall allocated budget for this call is €300,000, with the Managing Authority reserving the right to amend the allocation if necessary.
Support is available to farmers, whether natural or legal persons, including groups such as partnerships and cooperatives, who are registered with the Agriculture Directorate within the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights database (IACS), possess a valid VAT number, and are registered with Jobs Plus as farmers. Only registered individuals or entities are eligible to apply using the standard scale of unit costs. All applicants must be registered under their own name with an active profile on the IACS database, and for horticultural investments, the land submitted in the application must be registered under their name with ARPA in the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS).
This call is open for investments for small projects up to a maximum grant value of €15,000. The cofinancing rate under this scheme is set up to 50%1 meaning that an applicant may apply for an investment of €30,000 in total cost. Should applicants submit an application for an investment(s) that is(are) larger than €30,000 in total costs, the maximum Grant Value that will be awarded through EAFRD shall be capped at €15,000.
Applicants must operate efficient and economically viable farms. This includes agricultural holdings with productive trees recognized as eligible by the Environmental Resources Authority (ERA), such as vineyards where the investment proposal involves establishing at least one tumolo of vines. In these cases, the application will meet the criteria for an efficient and viable agricultural holding and will not require additional standard output eligibility tests.
Eligible projects must be fully completed applications that demonstrate the applicant’s representation of the beneficiary organization, ensure project implementation within the eligible territory, and contribute to the specific objectives, needs, and results of the program.
For more information, visit Fondi.eu.
