Short supply chains – the benefits of a consumer and farmer

Children’s Nutrition – Fresh Products

« When we have the opportunity to get support for pre -school children to feed organic food, we buy basic products directly from manufacturers. So for more than five years, our children receive a variety of, fresh and most importantly quality food. At that time, there were not many farms in the area that could directly supply our institutions – Zita Ščerbetkienė, Director of Antanas Žmuidzinavičius Gymnasium in Lazdijai district, shared her experience. We buy the main products from them: the national quality product (NKP) mark, the chicken, eggs and eco -friendly turkey. « 

The headteacher emphasizes that it would be good if farmers could buy fresh vegetables, potatoes, but when the institution purchases small quantities, farmers need additional resources to manage the documents needed for this activity.

Selling products directly to the consumer is very useful for farmers, as they can plan how much production he needs to grow.

An incentive for farmers

« When kindergartens started to use support for children to feed on organic food, we considered laying hens and decided to engage in this activity. Our cooperative egg quality was rated as the NCP mark. So first we started supplying eggs to educational institutions. We keep the farmer’s carcasses. It is necessary to grow.

In her view, financial support for the development of short food supply circuits will encourage more farmers to engage in this activity, especially as more and more Lithuanian residents prefer local fresh and quality products, which preserve most nutrients and tastes. Local farmers are more likely to use traditional farming methods and avoid chemical additives, making them more natural and healthier. Short food supply chains allow you to discover unique, seasonal products that may not be in large supermarkets.

Support for the development of short circuits

When evaluating the benefits of food supply directly to the consumer, short food supply chains also pay special attention in the strategic plan. It allocated $ 10 million to implement the intervention ‘short supply chain’. EUR million.

By May 30 The ongoing invitation provides for the amount of EUR 5 128,913 support.

Support funds may be used for new or existing short supply chains for new activities and / or development (such as the range and potential buyers to expand, search for new sales channels, as well as encouraging more products to process, processing and realization), including a larger supply of agricultural and food. creation of food realization networks (logistics centers).

Short supply chains under this intervention can be developed and / or developed by three models:

direct Promotion of the sale of agricultural and food products (1 support model);

agriculture and the promotion of food sales, focused on the realization of larger -scale at the local level (2 support model);

agriculture and the creation of food realization networks (logistics centers) (3 support model).

Applicants are available

Applications for support may be submitted by natural persons engaged in agricultural, food production and / or recycling, and private legal entities engaged in agricultural and / or food production, / or processing, and / or marketing, and / or food realization (trade) activities that meet very little In the Law on Development.

The short supply circuit project must be implemented with the project partner (s). The project partners include all participants in a short circuit project, including a mediator, which may include public legal persons, ie associations, rural communities, LAGs or others. Non -profit organizations that already have project administration experience, and their involvement facilitates farmers’ brief supply chain project initiation, coordination and development processes.

The size and intensity of support

According to 1 support model the maximum amount of support per project may not exceed EUR 150,000;

According to 2 support model the maximum amount of support per project may not exceed EUR 250,000;

According to 3 support model:

€ 700,000 excluding VATusing existing logistics infrastructure on the basis of long -term leases, use or service contracts; a sum of up to € 200,000 per participant of the project chain may be granted;

€ 1,500,000 excluding VATduring the construction of the structure (s), reconstruction of the structure (s), overhaul of the structure (s); A sum of up to EUR 500,000 per participant of the project chain may be granted.

The support intensity of the Business Plan under 1 and 2 support models is 60 percent. 100 % The intensity of the aid is established for the project’s general, current cooperation, current project implementation and incentive activities related to the development of a short supply circuit.

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