The European Commission co-finances and also directly organises campaigns and events to promote EU farm products worldwide. It aims to raise awareness of the efforts made by European farmers to produce quality products. These promotional activities help boost their profile on EU and international markets, in line with EU promotion policy.
The Commission is committed to promoting balanced and healthy dietary practices. Actions shall highlight the benefits of consuming fresh fruit and vegetables in a balanced diet.
The messages could notably focus on aiming at having at least five portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables each day; knowing the place of fruit and vegetables in the food pyramid and understanding the beneficial impact of fruit and vegetable consumption on health.
The objective is to increase the consumption of Union fresh fruit and vegetables by informing consumers about balanced and healthy dietary practices.
The expected ultimate impact is to enhance the competitiveness and consumption of the concerned Union agri-food products, raise their profile and increase their market share.
The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rate fixed in the Grant Agreement 85% for beneficiaries that are established in EU Member States receiving financial assistance and 80% for beneficiaries from other countries.
In order to be eligible, the applicants must: