It is very common for us to be asked about the subsidies or aid that exist for set up a snail farm.
Certainly, We believe that it is very poorly focused by those of you who are considering the idea of starting this type of business., but let's try to explain it.
First of all, go ahead of us, in our beginnings, we enjoy or have an investment subsidy.
Afterwards we have had some others that have helped us improve our operation.
In second place, It is important that it be clear that we do notWe are neither managers nor experts in the processing of subsidy files..
We work every year with clients who get started with help to set up a snail farm., so we are familiar with the bureaucracy involved.
But These help files must be planned by technicians who master the subject and that they can guide you and guide us in the steps to follow.
That said, let's explain, to the best of our ability, the pros and cons of subsidies that can be available for the start-up of a snail breeding farm:
The cons of aid to set up a snail farm
Before anything, The first issue that should be clear is that a subsidy is help.
That is to say, You should be clear about your project first and then see what types of help you can get to get it started..
This is summarized in that the subsidy does not justify the project.
There are many cases that come to us and the question of why do you want to start a snail farm?? respondents: “why do they give me a subsidy”.
The project has to be attractive and viable, whether subsidized or not.. That being said, Some of the things against working with grants are:
Commitments
Any grant aid you receive forces you to assume a series of commitments and conditions. This is the part of the subsidy that you will first have to look at and be very clear about..
If the fulfillment of these commitments If it is a problem for you, it is better that you pass up the subsidy.
Bureaucracy
The fact of starting a snail farm already involves a certain complication due to the requirements demanded at the bureaucratic level.
If you also consider help to do it, everything gets a little complicated.
You must keep in mind that you will have to do many things as they tell you to do them. (formal requirements of the entity that subsidizes you).
In general, An expense report or aid file is required, where the investments that are going to be made and the justification for them are reflected
Then you will have to scrupulously stick to that memory of expenses and pay close attention to the documents that justify said expenses (invoices and bank transfers) so as not to have problems with the final payment of the aid.
Time
From the previous point, The greatest need for time is evident when requesting aid to set up a snail farm..
You will have a aid call date, and resolution deadline (How long does it take to tell you whether or not they grant you help?), and execution time to make investments and a collection period (time from when you finish and document all the investments until you receive the money they granted you as help).
All this means that the time it takes to get the farm up and running increases considerably.. It can go from a few 4 o 6 months if the farm is made with own investment, to the 18 a 24 months if you take the subsidy route.
Obviously it is good that you take all this into account when considering a subsidy., but we don't want to worry you.
In the next section we are going to tell you the good things about aid, which are many and interesting..
Advantages of requesting a subsidy to set up a snail farm
When facing a project like the one you are considering, you should explore all the possibilities at your disposal..
Although after reading the previous point you see “very black” the issue of subsidies, Be a little patient and take some time to also see the advantages they offer you and which we will try to clarify for you below:
Investment
There is no doubt, at least we don't have it, that if you are going to start any project you are going to require an investment.
In this sense you must be clear that the investment must be adjusted. That is to say, nor you should spend not one euro more than necessary, but be careful, not even one euro less, since the project would go to waste almost before it started.
In this context aids are a perfect tool given that, to have a, makes the money you have to risk less, but maintaining the degree of investment that the project needs.
Project strength
If in the previous point we took the bureaucratic complication as something negative, here we are going to take the positive part of it.
Help to set up a snail farm forces you to analyze the activity.
You will have to think about what you need to start your farm and what all that costs.
You will also have to describe the production model y, surely, you need a company like Helix Zamarro to help you throughout the process.
This will give you a more global and real vision of the sector., of your project and your future possibilities. It will also allow you or, rather, It will force you to take your time and prevent you from rushing into decisions.
From our point of view, Good management of the pros and cons will lead you to launch your project in an agile and rigorous way., counting on a subsidy to help you with the investment.
To explain better, The ideal situation is to start from an idea or project that has already been thought out and studied.. A project that you are sure of and for which you have solvency with or without a subsidy.
From there, look at the aid available to you and request it. They all have the possibility of creating a start file that will allow you to get started from the moment you request it..
Get started with your own funds and based on the file presented.
Once the help you requested has been resolved or resolved, If you have been granted more than one, decide the one that is most favorable for you and process the investment justifications (submit invoices and more).
In this way you will have much more agility in the implementation of the project and you will finally have the help. You greatly reduce execution times and you keep all the advantages.
Types of aid available
As far as we know, There is no specific aid for snail farming. It is about more generic subsidies in which our activity fits.
On the other hand, You must bear in mind that the type of subsidy and the amount It will depend a lot on several factors.
Entity or administration that subsidizes you
In general, they are those that establish the maximum intensity of the aid and the regulatory framework that regulates its processing., concession, etc..
Location where the project will be carried out
Not everywhere the same things are subsidized or with the same intensity. You will have more options in areas where the primary sector is prioritized.
Project type
To the extent that your project fits better or worse with the regulatory framework proposed by the entity that subsidizes you You will have more or less options to get that help y, in case the help is scaled, that it has more or less intensity.
Personal situation
Some of the aid What can they grant you? They have a certain compensatory character. That is to say, are given to correct depopulation situations, integration of groups in the world of work (women, disabled, by age groups, etc).
In this sense, if your personal situation is aligned with the objectives set out in the regulatory frameworks, Your help may be of a greater or lesser amount..
All this should make two things very clear to you.. The first is that you must get the legal and regulatory framework (call) of the subsidy and read it very carefully from beginning to end to know to what extent this aid fits you or not.
The second is that almost certainly and without excluding the first, You should put yourself in the hands of someone who knows well the aid you are going to request..
Finally, It is important to know which entities or administrations have help lines that may be compatible with your project..
As we have said before, There is no specific subsidy for heliciculture so we have to look around and be able to identify those in which we will be welcome..
Based on our knowledge and experience, There are two types of entities or administrations that have subsidy lines in which, almost always, fits heliculture:
Local development organizations:
They are groups, organizations, work groups, Local Action Groups, etc. that manage European funds for the development point has a regional scope.
To obtain these European funds they have had to rdraft a development strategy that is aligned with the environment in which they work.
In general, These types of organizations work in regions with certain depopulation, in which the rural environment and the primary sector have a great weight in future development.
Therefore, it is very common for your project to be well seen and have help..
As we have said, They are European funds and, in general, lThe aid represents a percentage of the investment which is usually around the 30 %.
They tend to be easy to manage aid and if you handle yourself a little bit at the bureaucratic level, you can request it, execute and justify yourself.
Yes indeed, at the slightest doubt about it, ask someone who knows about the subject for help.
Agriculture and livestock:
Son managed by the Autonomous Communities through the corresponding councils.
Son the most complex, but they are also the most interesting.
We are going to explain to you a little above what they consist of., but if you are really interested in this type of help to set up a snail farm, you must put yourself in the hands of someone who controls them, because the application files cannot be done by just anyone..
You must also keep in mind that they are European funds but managed by the Autonomous Communities so the conditions, amounts, commitments, etc. They depend a lot on where you are..
VWe try to be as generic as possible, but remember that we are in Castilla y León…
They are the calls with which we are most familiar and whether we like it or not, That greatly determines the little knowledge we have about this type of subsidies..
Lines A. Assistance for incorporation
Keep in mind that in your autonomous community they may be called differently..
Son aid granted to people who are going to join the agricultural and livestock sector..
Two issues to keep in mind are that whoever requests this help must be less than 40 years and not having an agricultural or livestock operation before application.
They are very interesting aid since it implies the granting of a non-refundable incorporation premium.
This cousin depends on the Autonomous Community where you are and the requirements you meet at the time of the application
For example, in Castilla y León, They have several steps that go from a minimum 40.000 € up to a maximum of70.000 €
Please note that not all communities are the same and that every year the calls vary.
Keeping these conditions in mind and depending on the requirements that you meet or may meet, It may be interesting for you to consider delaying the application to meet more requirements and thus increase the premium the following year..
Something new this 2022 in Castilla y León has been the introduction in the call of a case of help for seniors 41 years and under 55 with a much lower premium than line A but which until now did not exist.
Lines B. Aid for modernization and improvement
It is about aid for the modernization and improvement of existing farms. So, to request it, you must be the owner of a farm
You can also complete a line A whose incorporation premium does not cover the total investment.
This line, in 2022 in Castilla y León, has diversified into three lines that we will not go into detail here.
All of them grant a percentage of the investment that varies depending on the conditions or requirements that are met at the time of application. They start from 40 % and can reach 70-80%.
As we have already told you before, The diversity and complexity of this type of aid recommends that you put yourself in the hands of a person who is an expert in these topics and a company that dominates the helical sector..
If you need more help or advice, can hire a consultancy with us.
We hope that it has been of help and guidance to you in order to apply for aid to set up a snail farm..
