To strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of the Union food system, significant investments and development of businesses are needed. The development of small farms, which are facing particular challenges and are potentially economically viable, should be particularly encouraged. At the same time, there is a need to simplify the implementation of support for small farms to minimise the administrative burden. To address those needs, it is appropriate to amend Article 75 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 to include the business development of small farms among the interventions that Member States are able to support, and to provide for a lump sum support of EUR 75000 for that intervention. For reasons of consistency, Member States should use the same definition of small farms for investments pursuant to Article 73(4), point (b), of that Regulation and for business development pursuant to Article 75 of that Regulation.
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