To apply To get support, it is necessary to apply to a bank or credit organization (to view the English version use the browser's translation tool), pass a creditworthiness check, start orchard establishment activities, and send a report on completed work to the bank or credit organisation.

Requirements

To qualify for support, you must meet the requirements for both orchard establishment and activity organisation.

Types of Support

The programme provides partial interest rate compensation on loans for:

• Setting up an orchard on an area of 0.5 to 500 hectares and covering first-year maintenance costs. If the orchard is 0.5 hectares, one complete orchard per fruit species must be set up.
• Installing modern irrigation systems on at least 0.5 hectares
• Building or expanding water reservoirs up to 100,000 m³ on at least 0.5 hectares
• Adding hail protection nets on areas from 0.5 to 100 hectares
• Growing crops such as asparagus, leek, arugula, Brussels sprouts, Chinese cabbage, kohlrabi, kale, yellow or dark green zucchini, patisson, sweet corn, and legumes on an area of 1 to 30 hectares

Required Documents

To participate in the program, documents must be submitted to the bank or credit organization in 3 stages:

• For creditworthiness assessment,
• For obtaining the loan,
• After orchard establishment or system implementation to justify the completed activities.

Reference to Law

• RA Government Decision No. 927-L of June 3, 2021

The decision can be found on arlis.am.