PEPAC is putting 177 million euros into farm support before the year ends
Portugal's PEPAC indicative plan has been updated: 177 million euros in agricultural and forestry calls for the second half of 2026. How to get an application ready.
If you farm in Portugal — or are thinking about investing in land here — write this number down: 177 million euros. That is what PEPAC, the Portuguese arm of the EU’s common agricultural policy funding, plans to mobilise through calls in the second half of 2026, according to the newly updated indicative calendar of application windows. The money targets investment, competitiveness, sustainability and resilience across the farming and forestry sectors.
Which PEPAC calls open before December?
The indicative plan works like an advance timetable: it lists which support lines will open and roughly when, so farmers, producer organisations and companies can build their files calmly instead of scrambling after a notice drops. The areas covered include productive investment and farm modernisation, alongside forestry and sustainability strands. The call-by-call detail — budgets, dates and eligibility rules — sits in the official PEPAC annual applications plan, which is worth reading before any investment decision.
How do I prepare an application in time?
The golden rule is not to wait for the notice. Having your tax and social security status clean, your IFAP registration current and real quotes for the investment is the difference between filing on day one and watching the deadline shut. This window adds to an unusually generous season of public support in Portugal — IEFP’s paid internship schemes close applications at the end of July, for instance — so it pays to look at the whole menu before picking where to compete.
With 177 million euros on the table and the calendar published in advance, the classic excuse — “nobody told me it was opening” — is now officially retired.
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