Investment support for increased competitiveness
This is Sweden's main investment measure for agricultural, horticultural and reindeer-herding holdings. It funds animal housing, greenhouses, crop drying and storage, energy forests…
Original title (SV): Investeringsstöd för diversifiering till annat än jordbruk
Measure for agricultural, horticultural or reindeer-herding businesses starting an activity outside agriculture. It funds buildings and fixed installations, mobile equipment for Sami industries, production machinery for manufacturing and intangible investments (consultancy, licences, software). The rate is 40% of eligible expenditure, capped at SEK 800,000 over a three-year period; minimum eligible expenditure is SEK 100,000. Businesses principally engaged in horse breeding and rearing are excluded. The national page states that renewable energy installations such as solar panels are not among the supported investments. In Skåne the 2026 round runs from 1 October to 30 November 2026.
Agricultural, horticultural or reindeer-herding businesses starting a non-agricultural activity. Businesses principally engaged in horse breeding and rearing are excluded.
CAUTION: it does NOT fund solar PV or other renewable energy installations, contrary to what one might assume of a diversification measure. The 1 October - 30 November 2026 dates apply to Skåne and must be re-checked county by county. Euro conversion at an indicative rate of 11.0 SEK/EUR.
Status recalculated. The managing body’s portal listed this scheme as «in apertura», but the published deadline says otherwise. In such cases we go by the date.
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.
diversificazioneinvestimenti produttivi agricoli
This is Sweden's main investment measure for agricultural, horticultural and reindeer-herding holdings. It funds animal housing, greenhouses, crop drying and storage, energy forests…
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