Small-scale investments in bioeconomy and circular economy – ADL
Processing units for agricultural products and bioeconomy and circular economy projects in Litoral Alentejano.
Open until 23/10/2026
- Support rate
- 50%
- Investment
- 10 000 € a 250 000 €
- Budget
- 262.500,00 €
- Form of support
- Subvenção não reembolsável (reembolso de custos reais ou de custos unitários). Adiantamento até 50% da despesa pública aprovada, mediante prestação de garantia a favor do IFAP. Execução: início até 6 meses e conclusão até 24 meses após o termo de aceitação.
Support measure
Small-scale investments in bioeconomy and circular economy – ADL
Objective
Non-refundable funding to create or modernise agricultural product processing units, as well as for bioeconomy and circular economy projects: productive equipment, energy and water efficiency, renewable energy, and sub-product recovery. Investments between €10,000 and €250,000, with a 50% support rate, increasing up to 70% when environmental performance is improved.
Eligible beneficiaries
Natural or legal persons engaged in the processing of agricultural products, bioeconomy, or circular economy. (CAE do Anexo III da Portaria).
Eligibility conditions
Natural or legal persons engaged in the processing of agricultural products, bioeconomy, or circular economy.
Eligible actions
Creation or modernisation of processing units for agricultural products, as well as bioeconomy and circular economy projects: construction and adaptation of facilities; acquisition of new machinery and equipment; process automation; refrigeration and internal transport; installation of renewable energy for self-consumption; energy and water efficiency measures; recovery of biomass and sub-products; quality control systems.
Eligible costs
Construction and adaptation of facilities (max. 35% of eligible expenditure); new machinery and equipment; automation; refrigeration and internal transport; renewable energy for self-consumption; energy and water efficiency; recovery of biomass and sub-products; quality control; general expenses up to 4%.
Assessment criteria
Prioritisation by Global Operation Value (VGO); minimum score of 10 points for selection. Criteria: contribution to the LDS; use of renewable energy; being a producer organisation, multi-product group, or accredited cooperative; IRR (reference: ECB REFI rate); quality certifications; job creation; recovery of sub-products/waste; Status of Young Rural Entrepreneur. Weightings of the VGO formula set by each LAG — verify in the Technical Guidance (OT) of the call.
Application deadline
- Opens 20/07/2026
- Closes 23/10/2026
As per portuguese law: Portaria n.º 247/2025/1 — Capítulo III (artigos 14.º a 20.º). Temporal eligibility, exact conditions, and scores per criterion: verify in the Technical Guidance (OT) published with each LAG call on pepacc.pt.
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