Greece has paid €32.34 million in support to farmers under both pillars of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), covering beekeeping, wine production, organic farming, compensation for natural constraints and investment projects, the Ministry of Rural Development and Food and the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) announced.
The payments include €28.61 million completing a disbursement round announced on 15 October, while a further €3.73 million went towards investment measures during the first half of October. Payments also began for ongoing Farm Improvement Plans, with €3.66 million distributed to 99 beneficiaries.
Under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), payments made on 15 October totalled €16.1 million for 6,591 beneficiaries, outside the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS).
Beekeeping received the largest share, with €10.64 million paid to 6,215 beneficiaries to improve honey production and marketing. The authorities also allocated €3.31 million to 342 beneficiaries for vineyard restructuring and €1.14 million to 15 beneficiaries to promote Greek wines in non-EU markets.
Other payments covered wine promotion within the EU (€532,038), investment in the wine sector (€247,751), fruit and vegetable operational programmes (€185,705) and the transport of agricultural products to the Aegean islands (€35,269).
From 1 January to 15 October 2026, EAGF payments outside IACS reached €49.32 million. For the financial year running from 16 October 2025 to 15 October 2026, the total stood at €50.89 million.
Under the CAP’s second pillar, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) distributed €12.42 million to 22,438 beneficiaries between 1 and 15 October through IACS.
Organic farming measures received €6.12 million for 3,011 beneficiaries, while €1.21 million went to 36 beneficiaries supporting the welfare of farm animals. The authorities also paid €909,670 to 114 beneficiaries to preserve endangered native livestock breeds and approximately €1 million to 794 beneficiaries to reduce agricultural water pollution.
The payments also included €835,871 for the CONFUSION intervention, which supports environmentally friendly pest control, and €280,717 for afforestation and forest creation.
Compensatory allowances totalled €2.07 million for 17,312 beneficiaries. Farmers in mountainous areas received €1.23 million, those in non-mountainous areas facing natural constraints received €614,019, and farmers in areas with specific disadvantages received €223,262.
Investment payments during the first half of October reached €3.73 million for 102 beneficiaries. Of this amount, €3.66 million went to 99 beneficiaries under ongoing Farm Improvement Plans, mainly in the North Aegean and Thessaly regions.
Lesvos received €1.91 million for 38 beneficiaries, while Larissa received €1.21 million for 42. Chios received €241,275 for eight beneficiaries, Magnesia €231,526 for seven, Samos €51,898 for three, and Trikala €12,500 for one beneficiary.
The authorities also paid €44,878 for forest damage prevention and restoration in Pieria, alongside approximately €20,889 for water-saving investments in Heraklion and Phthiotis.
The ministry and AADE said they made the payments after completing the required administrative and cross-checking procedures. These included eligibility checks, verification of supporting documents and confirmation that beneficiaries met the requirements for each measure.
(Source: AMNA)
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