Application submission deadline at Sportello: from hours 12:00 of the 22/04/26 at 12:00 of the 19/06/26
ISMEA has launched the new edition 2026 of Generation Earth, the financial instrument to facilitate access to land for young agricultural entrepreneurs.
The Generazione Terra call 2026 aims to encourage generational change in agriculture and youth entrepreneurship in the agri-food sector, facilitating access to land for under 41 through a subsidized loan for the purchase of agricultural land. The projects must include sustainable and innovative business development plans, combining productive and territorial dimensions: efficient management models, investments in green technologies, supply chain integration and valorisation of local specificities.
The long-term objective is to consolidate a new generation of agricultural entrepreneurs capable of generating employment, counteract the abandonment of rural areas and promote a resilient agricultural culture, competitive and attentive to the ecological transition.
Territory of intervention: The Generazione Terra call 2026 operates throughout the Italian national territory, without regional limitations
Direct recipients: young under 41 with an entrepreneurial vocation in agriculture, divided into three complementary profiles
- Young agricultural entrepreneurs: ≤ 40 years; already tenants of land for ≥ 2 years
- GSE – Experienced Startupper: ≤ 40 years; documented professional experience in agriculture
- GST – Startupper with Title: ≤ 34 years; Agro-technical qualification/training (expert, graduate, ITS, ecc.)
Proposing subjects: the proposing subjects coincide exactly with the direct recipients of the financing.
Additional requirements: Intermediate subjects are not permitted (as entities, associations, cooperatives or consultancy companies) who submit an application on behalf of third parties. The mechanism is direct and individual.
Type of interventions for eligible expenses
- Purchase of agricultural land (until 100%)
- Land functional to the company (existing or new)
- Maximum: €1,5M (entrepreneurs/GSE) – € 500K (GST)
- Flat-rate reimbursement for estimated expenses (0,3%, min. € 500)
Ineligible expenses:
- Operations with impeding legal constraints
- Non-agricultural land or land without a productive destination
- Notary fees, taxes, taxes
- Management costs or productive investment
Resources available:
- Overall endowment of 120 million euros
- A share equal to 10% share budget (12 million euros) it is expressly reserved for operations located in inland and mountain areas.
The resources are provided in the form of a subsidized fixed-rate loan, with duration up to 30 years and possibility of pre-amortization, covering up to 100% of the value of the acquired land
