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Closed 🇳🇱 Netherlands Young farmers and generational renewal

Grant for the establishment of young farmers 2026

Original title (NL): Subsidie voor de vestiging van jonge landbouwers 2026

This call is closed. The submission deadline was 1 May 2026. It stays in the catalogue because these windows recur: ask to be alerted when it reopens.

What it funds

National flat-rate grant for young farmer establishment, worth EUR 80,000 per beneficiary, with a total budget of EUR 60,455,791 for the 2026 edition. The window ran from 2 March 2026 at 09:00 to 1 May 2026 at 17:00 and is now closed. Requirements: aged between 16 and 39 on 31 December 2026, being head of holding ('bedrijfshoofd') before submitting the application, holding an official agricultural or horticultural qualification or at least 2 years of documented sector experience gained after the age of 16, having started or taken over the holding from 1 January 2023 onwards and not having been head of holding before that date. The holding must be registered with the KVK under SBI codes 011-016 (or 1051 if at least 50% of milk processed comes from the holding), have a minimum standard earning capacity of EUR 15,000 and be maintained for at least 5 years after support. Applications on Mijn RVO with eHerkenning level 2+ and eH2+ authorisation; decision within 13 weeks of a complete application.

Who can apply

Young farmers aged 16 to 39 on 31 December 2026, heads of holding, with an agricultural qualification or 2 years of documented experience, who started or took over the holding from 1 January 2023 and were not head of holding before that date.

Access for non-resident businesses

La fonte richiede l'iscrizione al registro della Camera di Commercio olandese (KVK) con codici SBI 011-016 e la presentazione su Mijn RVO tramite eHerkenning livello 2+ con autorizzazione eH2+, credenziale disponibile solo per soggetti registrati nei Paesi Bassi.

Notes and caveats

CLOSED on 01/05/2026. Useful for rhythm: the measure opens annually in spring (March-May), so a 2027 edition is expected around March 2027. It is one of the few Dutch measures managed entirely at national rather than provincial level. It does not fund equipment but frees up investment capacity in newly established holdings.

Sources

Every piece of information on this page was read on 27 August 2026 from the pages below. Where they disagree, the managing body’s document prevails.

Keywords

giovani agricoltoriinsediamentoricambio generazionale

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