LATVIA – Ministry of Agriculture
- Daily food security for residents, every resident has access to safe and quality food produced in Latvia, in a wide range of products at competitive prices (if it were not for the EU and state support for farmers and food producers, food would be much more expensive);
- Increase value added through cooperation and production of a competitive product for domestic and foreign markets;
- Increase the income of rural households to the national average;
- Knowledge-based entrepreneurship, improved implementation of innovations and scientific results in practice;
- Fair income for families in rural areas of Latvia, vibrant economic life in rural areas, provision of infrastructure and maintenance of population;
- Improving the competitiveness of Latvian farmers and food producers;
- Increased market power of farmers in supply chains;
- A healthier and more sustainable EU food system;
- Each farm invests in biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation through the efficient use of resources;
- Help mitigate and adapt to climate change, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting carbon sequestration, as well as promoting sustainable energy;
- Promote sustainable development and effective management of natural resources such as water, soil and air, including by reducing reliance on chemicals;
- Help halt and reverse biodiversity loss, improve ecosystem services and conserve habitats and landscapes.

Distribution of funding for the KLP Strategic Plan 2023-2027:
- Direct payments – €1.714 billion
- Basic Income Support Promoting Sustainable Development (ISIP) – €504.4 million
- Basic income support contributing to sustainable development (ISIP) in regions with special needs – €311.17 million
- Payment to small farmers – €37.7 million
- Additional support for income redistribution contributing to sustainable development – €153.7 million
- Additional income support for young farmers – €11.8 million
- Eco-schemes – €438.14 million
- Related income support – €257.04 million
Rural development - €0.791 billion (total with state co-financing; measures are clustered):
- Knowledge and innovation – €36.5 million
- Investments in farms, processing, infrastructure, small farm development, cooperation, financial instruments, etc. – €230.9 million
- Young farmers €43.2 million annually
- Organic farming and agri-environment – € 280.9 million
- Forestry – €28.6 million
- Rural development (Leader) and short supply chains – € 86.8 million
- Risk management – €37.6 million
- Technical assistance – €45.9 million
Support to producer organisations – 6.9 million euros.
Beekeeping sector – 3.2 million euros (total with state co-financing).
The total planned public funding for the ENP strategic plan is 2.5 billion euros and most of the funding is earmarked for the environmental and economic objectives of the ENP.
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