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MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.4
Agri-environment support for farm projects
Funding available
$ 50,000
Deadline
Open continuously
Location
Quebec, Canada
Overview
Prime-Vert – Volet 1 supports agricultural operations, CUMAs, and agro-processors in Quebec through agri-environmental assistance for farm projects. Eligible activities include pesticide-risk reduction, soil conservation, water management, biodiversity improvements, agricultural residual management, on-farm trials, and organic conversion.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase production or service capacity
- Implement environmental initiatives
- Increase operational productivity
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Quebec
Legal structures
- Financial cooperative
- Non-financial cooperative
- For-profit business
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Rural or Northern Residents
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Reduction of pesticide use and pesticide-related environmental and health risks
- Improvement of soil health and conservation
- Improvement of fertilizing material management
- Water management optimization, including hydroagricultural works, water supply and storage structures, and irrigation equipment
- Biodiversity improvement; agricultural residual materials management; on-farm trials of agroenvironmental practices; and organic conversion of plant, maple, and apicultural production units
Documents Needed
- Completed application form, with a separate form for each organic pre-certification or certification status under sub-volet 1.4
- Project-specific diagnostics, detailed descriptions, scientific references, and device diagrams, as applicable
- Detailed quotes or equivalent price proof, including a purchase order for biological control agents or pheromones when applicable
- Plans, specifications, layouts, farm plans, leases, attestation of organic status, and certification documents, as applicable
- Adviser recommendation for anti-insect net projects on vines or haskap, and the required plans or compliance documents for biodiversity or water-management projects
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Agricultural operations
- CUMA with at least three agricultural operations in the branch concerned by the project
- Agro-processors
- Agricultural operations with vegetable, maple, or apicultural production units
Eligible expenses
- Purchase or modification of equipment for mechanical, manual, electric, or thermal weeding, and for reducing pesticide risks
- Installation of anti-insect nets
- Use of biological control agents or pheromones
- Purchase or modification of equipment allowing simultaneous seeding and incorporation of cover crop seed, and improving the precision of fertilization spreading
- Purchase or rental of irrigation water management equipment
Selection criteria
- A bonus may be granted when one or more owners of the agricultural operation are considered agricultural succession.
- A bonus may be granted when the production linked to the application has organic pre-certification or organic certification.
- A bonus may be granted when the applicant is a CUMA.
- A bonus may be granted when the project is carried out in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
How to apply
- Review the full program text to understand all details.
- Consult the documents that apply to the intervention concerned.
- Send the mandatory documents by email to Prime-Vert@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca.
Processing and Agreement
- Only complete applications that include all mandatory documents will be processed.
- A request for review of an evaluation decision can be filed within 30 days of the communication date using the review request form.
- At the end of the project, the claim form must be submitted, and invoices and proof of payment may be requested.
Additional information
- To use the dynamic PDF forms, save them to your computer first and open them with Adobe Reader; do not open them on a tablet, smartphone, or in preview mode.
Contacts
Other components of this program
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- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.1.1Supports agri-environmental practices for farms
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.1.3Agri-environmental support for Quebec farms
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.1.4Support for sustainable farm agro-environmental practices
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.1.5Support for agri-environmental farm projects
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.1Funding for agricultural agro-environmental projects
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.2Support for agri-environmental farm projects
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.3Support for agri-environmental farm projects
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.5Support for agri-environmental farm projects
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.6Funding for agri-environmental farm projects
- MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.3Funding for farm-based agro-environmental projects
Frequently Asked Questions about the MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.4 Program
What is the MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.4?
Prime-Vert – Volet 1 supports agricultural operations, CUMAs, and agro-processors in Quebec through agri-environmental assistance for farm projects. Eligible activities include pesticide-risk reduction, soil conservation, water management, biodiversity improvements, agricultural residual management, on-farm trials, and organic conversion.
How much funding can be received?
MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.4 Funds up to 70% of admissible expenses, capped at $50,000 per project.
Who is eligible for the MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.4 program?
To be eligible for the MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.4 program, you must:
The project must be eligible under the relevant sub-volet.
Some projects must be supervised by a counsellor and include a control plot.
For organic conversion, the application must be filed within six months of obtaining the relevant status.
What expenses are eligible under MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.4?
Reduction of pesticide use and pesticide-related environmental and health risks
Improvement of soil health and conservation
Improvement of fertilizing material management
Water management optimization, including hydroagricultural works, water supply and storage structures, and irrigation equipment
Biodiversity improvement; agricultural residual materials management; on-farm trials of agroenvironmental practices; and organic conversion of plant, maple, and apicultural production units
Who can I contact for more information about the MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.4?
You can contact Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) by email at Prime-Vert@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca or by phone at none.
Where is the MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.4 available?
The MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.4 program is available the province of Quebec.
Is the MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.4 a grant, loan, or tax credit?
MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.2.4 is a Grant and Funding