Subsidies provided for young farmers -up to the age of 40- will be doubled for their initial facility and all the relevant procedures for the accession of those interested to the corresponding programme will be simplified.

   Agricultural Development and Food Minister Alexandros Kontos signed the relevant ministerial decision which establishes the new procedures. Funds amounting to 305 million euros have been earmarked from the "Alexandros Baltatzis" operational programme and 10,000 young farmers will be able to join the relevant programme with this amount.

   The arrangements decided for young farmers by the minister, in cooperation with the representatives of the young farmers, include subsidies for the initial facility to increase to 20-40,000 euros, whose payment will be carried out in three instalments, while the applications of those interested will be submitted throughout the entire year and approval will be granted within a period of four months.