Young people find secret of business in rural areas: beekeeping or flower plantations

More than 2,700 farmers under 40 have already received as much as 25,000 euros from the EU for the creation of new agricultural businesses. Of them, almost one quarter have chosen to invest in apiculture.
The move through which young farmers get a maximum of 25,000 euros, depending of the submitted projects, was launched in 2008 to make young people return to villages, but a ZF survey reveals that only three out of ten have started a business from scratch in agriculture, while the rest, entrepreneurs already having agricultural businesses in rural areas, have preferred to expand their business or modernise it.
Almost 600 projects have been submitted for agriculture, with the rest of funds raised for horticulture, livestock raising, agricultural land or equipment acquisitions, as well as for rose or exotic plant cultures.
Starting September, APDRP (Payment Agency for Rural Development and Fishing) launches the fourth session of project submission, with the total earmarked sum starting at 61.4m euros.