Feasibility fund to boost rural job creation

Farmers with innovative software solutions and startup food companies are among prime targets for agri-business feasibility study grants.

Enterprise Ireland’s new €200k feasibility Competitive Feasibility Fund (CFF) for agri-businesses will provide up to €25,000 per initiative to help stimulate innovative start-ups to create jobs and growth in the Irish agri-business sector.

The fund aims to help companies develop sales of €1m+ per annum and employ ten or more people within three to four years.