For small and medium-sized enterprises in the fishing sector in Sicily 2.5 million will arrive

Palermo – “Two and a half million euros will go to replenish the coffers of Sicilian micro, small and medium enterprises in the fishing and aquaculture sector. The projects of 9 micro and 6 small and medium enterprises will be financed”. Thus the Regional Councilor for Agriculture, Rural Development and Mediterranean Fisheries, Toni Scilla, who announced that from Monday the provisional rankings relating to the Feamp 2014-2020 will be published. aquaculture “. For the commissioner it is “a real shot in the arm that comes at a time when we begin to look with greater awareness at the restart of one of the sectors most penalized by the pandemic”.

“This is an important step, therefore, which will also allow companies with fewer than ten employees and those that process the fish directly on the fishing boat, to draw on Community funds to improve their competitiveness on the market. Given the importance that the Musumeci government attributes to the fishing sector, we aim to fortify the entire island sector “, he adds. The Feamp implementation notice has focused on the competitiveness of companies in the fishing, aquaculture, processing and marketing sectors. of fish products, financing investments for energy saving, reduction of the impact on the environment, improvement of working conditions, innovation of structures and production processes The provisional rankings will be published on the website of the Regional Department of Mediterranean Fisheries.