Agri-environmental Measures through Manual Vineyard Management (VwV Funding Manual Vineyard Management)

This funding is aimed at vineyard operators in Baden-Württemberg who are dedicated to environmentally friendly manual vineyard management. The goal is to preserve and promote ecological diversity in terraced and steep-slope vineyards. Eligible applicants are small and medium-sized enterprises active in primary agricultural production, with certain exclusion criteria to be observed.

The program specifically promotes agri-environmental measures in viticulture that include particularly environmentally friendly and ecologically advantageous care of terraced and steep-slope vineyards. The focus is on activities that dispense with the use of mechanical cultivation methods. The measures must meet specific viticultural requirements and comply with EU environmental regulations as well as national legal provisions.

This program offers financial support in the form of grants for the implementation of environmentally friendly viticulture practices. The amount of funding is fixed per hectare and year. It is important to note the minimum funding amount and the commitment period.

Specific conditions apply to participation in the funding program regarding cultivation methods and legal compliance. Furthermore, the state aid framework conditions and the possibility of publishing funding data are relevant. Compliance with commitments and willingness to cooperate during controls are crucial for funding success.

The application for participation in the funding program must be submitted before the start of the five-year commitment period. Annual payment applications are submitted via the FIONA system. The processing and control of applications are the responsibility of the lower agricultural authorities.

The basis for this funding program is a specific administrative regulation of the Ministry for Rural Affairs and Consumer Protection Baden-Württemberg. Furthermore, the program relies on EU state aid regulations as well as national budget regulations and their administrative provisions.