On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, the application for submitting – a sworn statement for the granting of de minimis state financial aid to alfalfa growers, due to the effects of the animal disease smallpox, following the issuance of Decision No. 146332/June 8, 2026.
The aid concerns farmers engaged in alfalfa cultivation, either as a forage crop for animal feed or for seed production, and whose agricultural parcels, according to EAE 2025, are located in the Regional Units of Aetolia-Acarnania, Achaea, Evros, Imathia, Kavala, Karditsa, Kozani, Larissa, Magnesia, Xanthi, Pieria, Rodopi, Serres, Trikala, Fokida, and Chalkidiki, in accordance with the provisions of the Joint Ministerial Decision.
Applications may be submitted from June 10, 2026, through June 22, 2026, via the AADE’s myBusinessSupport digital platform, using personal TAXISnet credentials. The aid will be disbursed by June 30, 2026.
- Factors taken into account for calculating the aid include, among others, the Regional Unit where the crop is grown, the intended use of the alfalfa, the number of harvests affected by restrictions on the movement of animal feed, and the method of water management per parcel.
- The amount of aid varies according to the above criteria and amounts, as applicable, to up to 80 euros per stremma for irrigated alfalfa cultivation as animal feed and up to 20 euros per stremma for irrigated alfalfa cultivation for seed production. For dryland cultivation, the corresponding amounts are up to 40 and up to 10 euros per stremma.
- Those registered in the Register of Farmers and Agricultural Holdings as professional farmers for the year 2025 receive 100% of the aid amount, while those not registered as professional farmers receive 50%.
- The aid is granted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 1408/2013, as in force, and is subject to the rules on the cumulation of de minimis aid. The total amount of de minimis aid that a beneficiary or a single undertaking may receive may not exceed the threshold of 50,000 euros over a rolling three-year period.
Through the platform, interested parties are informed of the maximum amount of aid that may be granted to them, based on the available data and the established objective criteria. This amount also includes any agricultural parcels with findings (currently under review), which will be compensated once the relevant review is successfully completed. If this audit is completed by June 22, 2026, then these are included in the first payment by June 30, 2026; otherwise, they are paid by December 31, 2026.
Please note that submitting an application does not automatically guarantee the granting of the aid nor does it create a right or entitlement to receive it. The responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided and compliance with the conditions for granting the aid lies solely with the applicant.
To ensure the proper payment of any aid, interested parties must have declared or updated their IBAN account on the myAADE digital portal, under the option Registry & Contact / IBAN Account Declaration.
The aid is paid into the beneficiaries’ declared IBAN accounts, in accordance with the procedure set forth in the Joint Ministerial Decision.
The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) and the Ministry of Rural Development and Food reserve the right to conduct administrative, cross-checking, and other audits to verify compliance with the terms and conditions for granting the aid.
To better serve them, interested parties are encouraged to consult the guidelines provided through the platform and the AADE’s available communication channels.