Nutrient Importation Storage Scheme
- Foilsithe: 21 Lúnasa 2024
- An t-eolas is déanaí: 23 Eanáir 2025
What the TAMS 3 Nutrient Importation Storage Scheme is
The Nutrient Importation Storage Scheme (NISS) will improve the production conditions on farms, improve competitiveness and contribute to the improvement of agricultural incomes and assist farmers for the storage of imported animal excreta, soiled water and other farmyard manures and related facilities.
How to qualify
The Scheme is open to farmers who prior to submitting the NISS application have a minimum of 5 hectares of owned, leased or rented lands which has been declared under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) or equivalent in the year of application or preceding year, or in the case of intensive enterprises, generate a minimum of 20 production units from farming.
Rate of payment
The investment ceiling for TAMS 3 Nutrient Importation Storage Scheme for individual applicants is €90,000 for Individuals and €160,000 for Registered Farm Partnerships. This is a stand-alone scheme and use of this investment ceiling will not affect other TAMS 3 Investment Ceilings.
The grant aid rate for this scheme is 70%. Multiple applications per tranche are permissible however the minimum amount of investment which is eligible for approval under this Scheme is €2000 per application.
