The Government, through the Sectoral Conference on Agriculture and Rural Development, chaired on Monday by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has approved the definitive distribution of 7,363,032 euros to La Rioja to finance programs to support the wine sector and promote the consumption of milk, fruit and vegetables.
In total, the Sectoral Conference has authorized the distribution of 149.9 million euros for all the autonomous communities to promote different measures for the wine sector included in the Wine Sector Intervention (ISV), as well as to develop the school program of fruit, vegetables and milk consumption for the 2024-2025 academic year.
In the area of Restructuring and Conversion of Vineyards, the Sectorial has authorized the distribution of 75.7 million euros between the autonomous communities for the year 2025, of which 3,594,443 euros correspond to La Rioja. These supports seek to improve the competitiveness of the sector, through the adaptation of producers to demand, reduce production costs and facilitate their adaptation to the challenges of environmental improvement, within the framework of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Likewise, the Autonomous Communities will have 54.3 million euros of the second call for investment aid of the Wine Sector Intervention 2024-2027, which meet all the 248 eligible aid requests communicated by the communities. Of this amount, 3,673,520 euros go to La Rioja.
These grants subsidise investments in processing facilities and wine infrastructure, as well as marketing structures and instruments, for wine products.
In addition, the Sectoral Conference approved the distribution of community funds from the School Fruit, Vegetable and Milk Consumption Programme for the 2024-2025 academic year, for a total amount of 19,940,879 euros for all the autonomous communities. Specifically, Euro13,917,417 has been allocated for the fruit and vegetable consumption programme and Euro6,023,462 for the milk consumption programme.
In this matter, La Rioja will receive 95,069 euros. This program aims to promote the consumption of fruit and vegetables in the school population, contribute to the promotion of healthy habits and the reduction of obesity and other related diseases.
The distribution of funds for La Rioja, amounting to 7,363,032.44 euros, is as follows:
- Restructuring and reconversion: 3,594,443.09 euros (Amount 2025)
- Investments: 3,673,520.05 euros (Amount 2025: 2.699.521.18 euros + Amount 2026: 973,998.87 euros)
- Consumption of fruit, vegetables and milk: 95,069.30 euros