Grant

Agri-environmental, Climate, and Animal Welfare Measures (AUKM)

Support for environmentally and animal-friendly agricultural management in Bavaria. Applications are submitted through the Offices for Food, Agriculture, and Forestry (ÄELF).

Environmental/Nature Protection Climate Action Animal Protection

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Grant criteria

Application Deadline: Ongoing
Application level: Advanced
Region: Bavaria

Funding objective

The goal of the agri-environmental, climate, and animal welfare measures is to promote sustainable, nature- and animal-friendly agriculture in Bavaria. This includes organic cultivation methods, extensive pasture management, habitat maintenance, and measures to improve climate protection.

Eligible expenses

  • Costs for nature- and animal-friendly management
  • Biotope maintenance and hedge care
  • Cultivation of organic field crops
  • Construction of pasture fences and watering troughs

Eligible to apply

  • Companies

Funding requirements

  • Agricultural management in Bavaria
  • Compliance with AUKM guidelines
  • Proof of area size and cultivation method

Documents required for application

  1. Application form
  2. Management plan
  3. Parcel proof

Evaluation criteria

  • Contribution to species protection
  • Climate protection impact
  • Networking with other environmental measures

Description

The agri-environmental, climate, and animal welfare measures (AUKM) in Bavaria support agricultural and forestry enterprises that focus on sustainable, nature- and animal-friendly management. Companies from Bavaria can continuously apply for a grant by submitting their application form, the management plan, and a parcel verification to the Offices for Food, Agriculture, and Forestry (ÄELF). A prerequisite for funding is agricultural operation in Bavaria as well as compliance with the AUKM guidelines, including proof of land size and management method. Projects are evaluated based on their contribution to species protection, their climate protection impact, and their integration with other environmental measures.

Expenditures eligible for funding include nature- and animal-friendly management, biotope and hedge maintenance, the cultivation of organic field crops, as well as the installation of grazing fences and watering facilities. The aim is to support ecological cultivation methods, extensive grazing, and other measures to improve climate protection in agriculture. The AUKM are among the thematic priorities of environmental/nature conservation, climate protection, agriculture & rural development, animal welfare, as well as energy efficiency & climate protection. Through continuous funding opportunities, agricultural and forestry enterprises have the chance to establish long-term ecological and climate-friendly management models and thus actively contribute to the preservation of biodiversity and the reduction of greenhouse gases.

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