SRD01 mechanisation grant · Calabria Region

Calabria funds 65% of your precision machinery and equipment.

Calabria's SRD01 "mechanisation investments" call funds precision-ag and 4.0 machinery and equipment. SoilSense — IoT field sensors plus decision-support (DSS) software — is an eligible item and scores in the selection criteria as technical and management innovation through digital technology.

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How the eligible investment fits together

1 · Precision machinery & equipment — your part

Machinery fleet & 4.0 equipment

New machinery and equipment for the agricultural production cycle: ISOBUS-equipped vehicles, automatic or assisted guidance, variable rate (VRT), robots, drones and precision equipment that cut pesticides and fertilisers. Minimum eligible spend €25,000; per-operation ceiling from €100,000 to €500,000 depending on the farm's Standard Output.

Available today
In developmentVariable rate driven by SoilSense soil data (prescription maps) is on our roadmap — not yet available.

2 · IoT field sensors + digital DSS — SoilSense

Soil probe + app & alerts

SoilSense falls among the call's eligible digital equipment (§9.2): IoT sensors for collecting, managing and monitoring in-field data, plus decision-support (DSS) software. The probe and alerts guide agronomic decisions and score as technical and management innovation through digital technology.

Available today
In developmentAgronomic dose and prescription maps ("X mm/day") — coming soon, will strengthen the tool.

SoilSense is an eligible item in its own right (digital equipment / DSS, §9.2) and contributes to the selection score: innovation through digital technology (principle P01) and environmental sustainability through reduced inputs (principle P07). The minimum score for access is 30 points. Pair it with the precision machinery and equipment investment.

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Base rate 65% on eligible spend. Minimum spend €25,000; per-operation ceiling from €100,000 to €500,000 depending on the farm's Standard Output. Call budget €25M. Confirm against Calabria Region's final decree.

The technical annex, ready

We hand the technician drafting the business development plan a "digital equipment / DSS" annex, ready to drop in:

ComponentEligible item (Calabria SRD01 mechanisation)Availability
SoilSense soil probe (volumetric + EC)§9.2(e) — IoT field sensors (annex A, Law 232/2016)Available today
SoilSense app & software — data, alerts, decision support§9.2(c-d) — DSS hardware/software · digital innovation (scoring)Available today
Applicant's precision machinery & equipment§9.2 — new 4.0 machinery & equipmentSupplied by the applicant

The applicant submits the business development plan and application on the regional platform; we supply the digital equipment annex. We never submit on your behalf.

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Your technician or CAA drafts the business development plan and submits the application on the regional platform. We supply the digital equipment / DSS annex.

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Indicative information; not legal or financial advice. Rates, ceilings and requirements follow Calabria Region's SRD01 "mechanisation investments" call (CSR 2023-2027) and must be confirmed with the Region before applying. The reference document is in draft (28.05.2026).

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