There were 6 information and promotion programmes for the dairy sector in the programmes that were published this week – all targeting third country markets - worth nearly 12.2 million EURO from the EU budget over 3 years [see table]. As this is co-funded by public or private funds, the total investment through these programmes will be nearly 24.4 million EURO. Most of these programmes will start in the middle of 2015. 

These schemes come in addition to 14 ongoing multi-annual schemes which were launched between 2011 and 2014 – 4 in 2011, 3 in 2012, 6 in 2013 and 1 in 2014. Nine of these programmes target third countries (worth just under 31m EURO total budget – half of which is EU-funded) and the 5 others target the internal market for a total amount of 26.4 million EURO (also 50% EU-funded) – including a "multi country" programme in 7 Member States worth 16m EURO. 

Source: ag-press.eu