COVID-19 / 05
SUPPORTING HORTICULTURE
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In March, the country’s very necessary COVID-19 response impacted all sectors of the Irish food, drink and horticulture industry. Bord Bia responded with a crisis management plan, pivoting to support and assist client companies across as many areas as possible. A series of supports and services were implemented, the first being a review of the Marketing Assistance Programme (MAP) and Step Change Programme (SCP) grant supports.
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Carol Marks, Sector Manager Horticulture, outlines Bord Bia’s COVID-19 response
MAP/SCP AND COVID SUPPORT PACKAGES In addition to the annual MAP and SCP grants, Bord Bia introduced a COVID Special Response Support Package to further augment the available grant packages. The overall budget for supporting clients financially was increased from €950,000 to €2m, enabling Bord Bia to reimburse up to 70% of costs involved with eligible activities for those who had already applied for the MAP/SCP grants,
HORTICULTURECONNECTED / www.horticultureconnected.ie / Summer 2020
