SRD01 olive-sector grant · Calabria Region

Calabria funds 65% of your new olive grove and irrigation.

Calabria's SRD01 "olive sector" call funds new olive plantings, grub-up and replanting and irrigation systems at 65%, with a €50 million budget. SoilSense soil-moisture monitoring is not a standard-cost line item, but it strengthens the environmental score (P07 — systems that reduce water consumption) and helps hit the water savings the call requires (CR23). Have your technician or CAA confirm how it fits.

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Call open — applications until 17:00 on 31 July 2026

How the eligible project fits together

1 · New olive grove ≥ 2 ha + irrigation — your part

New olive planting & drip irrigation

This is the funded core of the call: new intensive, high-density or super-intensive olive plantings (or grub-up and replanting of at least 2 hectares), reimbursed at standard cost (UCS). It also covers drip irrigation (a UCS add-on of €730–1,180/ha), new irrigation systems, water recovery and capture-and-collection systems. Access requirement: a new olive planting of at least 2 hectares.

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Good to knowDrip irrigation is reimbursed at standard cost; extending the irrigated area triggers the CR15–CR23 conditions (water meters and a demonstrated water saving).

2 · Soil-moisture monitoring — SoilSense

Soil probe + irrigation app & alerts

SoilSense measures soil moisture in the root zone and turns it into clear irrigation alerts. In this call it is not a standard-cost line: your technician frames it among the eligible irrigation and water-efficiency investments (§7) because it is a "system that reduces water consumption" — exactly the category that scores under the P07 environmental criterion and documents the water savings the CR23 condition requires. It is also the digital / DSS innovation that criterion P01 promotes.

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Good to knowSoilSense is not a guaranteed expense: the technician frames it among the irrigation / water-efficiency investments and for the P07 score. Confirm before you apply.

The call rewards olive projects that save water: criterion P07 awards points for buying systems that reduce water consumption (for at least 20% of eligible spend), and CR23 requires a demonstrated 5–25% water saving. SoilSense soil-moisture monitoring supports both and represents the digital / DSS innovation of criterion P01. Pair it with your new olive planting and drip irrigation; framing the line item is your technician's job.

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Base rate 65% on eligible spend (75% for small farms). Minimum eligible spend €20,000 for an individual entrepreneur (€200,000 when associated); per-operation ceiling €300,000 (€3,000,000 when associated). Call budget €50M. Access requirement: a new olive planting of at least 2 hectares. Confirm with your technician and with Calabria Region.

The water-efficiency annex for your technician

We hand the technician or CAA drafting the business plan an annex documenting how SoilSense soil-moisture monitoring supports the required water savings (CR23) and strengthens the project's P07 environmental score. The line item is evaluated by the technician among the irrigation and water-efficiency investments:

ComponentRole in the Calabria SRD01 olive-sector callAvailability
SoilSense soil-moisture probe (volumetric water content)System that reduces water consumption — P07 scoring · supports the §7 irrigation investmentsAvailable today · confirm with the technician
SoilSense app & software — data, alerts and decision supportDigital / DSS innovation (theme of criterion P01) · documents the CR23 water savingsAvailable today
New olive grove ≥ 2 ha + drip irrigation systemAccess requirement and standard-cost (UCS) items — §7Supplied by the applicant

The applicant, with their technician or CAA, submits the business plan and application on the regional platform; we supply the water-efficiency annex. We never submit on your behalf, and SoilSense is not a guaranteed standard-cost item.

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Talk to your technician / CAA

Your technician or CAA drafts the business plan and submits the application on the regional platform. We supply the water-efficiency annex documenting how soil-moisture monitoring supports the P07 score and the CR23 water savings.

Frequently asked questions

Indicative information; not legal or financial advice. Rates, ceilings and requirements follow Calabria Region's SRD01 "olive-sector productive investments" public call (CSR 2023-2027, DDS no. 10667 of 16.06.2026) and must be confirmed with the Region and with your own technician or CAA before applying. SoilSense is not a standard-cost item in the call: soil-moisture monitoring should be evaluated by the technician among the irrigation / water-efficiency investments (§7) and for the P07 environmental score. Applications by 17:00 on 31 July 2026, subject to extensions.

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