Agreement of the Executive Council of 17.11.2025, relating to the bases that govern the granting of aid to promote sustainable practices on agricultural farms in Menorca (CARB) and the corresponding call for the year 2025
Summary
This grant is aimed at smes (small and medium enterprises). Scope: Menorca. Budget: 1,3 M€. The application process is done electronically. Competitive concurrence - canonical.
Official description of the call
First. Beneficiaries1. Beneficiaries of this aid can be natural or legal persons, groups of natural or legal persons, communities of property or any other type of economic unit or separate property without legal personality that are owners of an agricultural holding and who are committed to improving the landscape value, reducing possible impacts on the environment and natural heritage, and meet the following requirements: a) The agricultural holding must have a professional farmer (AP) b) The holding's activity must generate, at least, 1 unit of agricultural work (UTA). For orchard and/or fruit farms exclusively, it must generate a minimum of 0.5 ATU. c) The farm must be registered in the Registry of Agricultural Farms (REA) and the data that appears will be used as a basis to calculate the requirements to be able to apply for CARB (it will be verified ex officio). d) Farms that request CARB must have a maximum livestock density of 1.5 units of livestock per hectare (UBM/ha). e) Livestock farms must comply with the livestock manure management plan, which must take into account the number and species of livestock on the farm, pasture rotations, stabling hours, waste distribution, etc. experimentally. Second. PurposeThe purpose of this call for aid is to establish compensation for the owners of agricultural and livestock farms for their contribution to the recovery and maintenance of biodiversity and to preserve the traditional rural landscape, of high environmental and cultural value. The compensation for the owners of the holdings will be based on the non-productive actions carried out from the presentation of their application until July 31, 2026. Third. Regulatory basesThe call will be governed by the regulatory bases approved by the Executive Council of the Island Council of Menorca, in an ordinary session on November 17, 2025. Fourth. AmountThe maximum global amount of the call is €1,300,000 (one million three hundred thousand euros). Fifth. Deadline for submitting applicationsThe deadline for submitting applications will be from December 15, 2025 to January 30, 2026. Sixth. Other informationThe maximum individual base amount of CARB aid will be €6,200 per beneficiary farm. This amount may be increased to a maximum of €8,680 per farm if the increases provided for in the bases can be added. The requirements set forth in the first point of this extract must be met prior to the date on which the deadline for submitting applications ends and must be maintained until the deadline for justifying the aid ends. Only one application can be submitted per farm and farmer.
Issuing agency
ISLAND COUNCIL OF MENORCA
Scope
Menorca
Category
Recipients
SMEs (small and medium enterprises)
More information
Deadlines
| Publication date | December 3, 2025 |
| Application start date | December 15, 2025 |
| Application end date | January 30, 2026 |
Full information
| Administration | Local |
| Call type | Competitive concurrence - canonical |
| Purpose | Agriculture, Fishing and Food |
| Economic sector | 01 - Agriculture, livestock, hunting and services related to them |
| Last database update | July 19, 2026 |
Who can apply for this grant?
- SMEs (small and medium enterprises)
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The full requirements may vary. Check the governing rules and the official portal to confirm all requirements.
Financial information
| Total budget | 1,3 M€ |
| Grant format | SUBSIDY AND MONEY DELIVERY WITHOUT COMPENSATION |
The exact amount may vary depending on your specific case. Always check the governing rules before applying.
Documents
- Call document in co-official language ↗
- Call document in Spanish ↗
- Extract from the agreement of the Executive Council in an ordinary session on November 17, 2025, relating to the bases that govern the granting of aid from the Island Council of Menorca to promote sustainable practices on agricultural farms in Menorca (CARB) and the call corresponding to 2025 (Exp. 3211-2025-000001) ↗
Governing rules
Rules governing the granting of aid from the Menorca Island Council to promote sustainable practices on Menorcan farms (CARB)
Legal basis for the grant (State aid scheme)
- ART. 14 AID FOR INVESTMENTS IN AGRICULTURAL FARMS LINKED TO PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
Applicable EU regulation
PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION - REG (EU) 2022/2472, of DECEMBER 14, exemption from notification (in force since 01-01-2023)