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The hotly anticipated Results-Based Environment Agri Pilot, what has become known as the REAP agri-environmental scheme, was launched and opened for applications on 21 April and closes on 10 May.
The two-year pilot with a fund of €10m can accommodate 2,000 applications, with Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue explaining that this is the maximum number of participants allowed in a pilot scheme, while transitional arrangements are in place awaiting the introduction of the next CAP in 2023.
The scheme has a maximum payment of €6,300 (excluding partnerships) over the two-year lifetime of the pilot.
Payments are based on a participation payment of €1,200 per applicant, along with the selection of one of two main measures.