Andalusia announces 348,877 euros in 2027 grants for indigenous breeds

The Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development of the Regional Government of Andalusia has announced the grants for the 2027 financial year aimed at promoting native Spanish breeds, with a budget of 348,877.34 euros. The call is published in the Official Gazette of the Regional Government of Andalusia (BOJA) number 212, dated November 3, 2026, by means of the Order of October 20, 2026 (text no. 14335) and its summary (text no. 14337), registered in the National Grants Database with the identifier BDNS 937392.

The grant line is governed by Royal Decree 1133/2025, of December 10, which replaces Royal Decree 1625/2011, of November 14, as the regulatory bases, and adapts the regulations to Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2472 of December 14, 2022, regarding State aid. The order is issued in exercise of the competence provided for in Article 10 of Decree 193/2026, of July 30, on the organic structure of the Ministry, and is signed by the Regional Minister Ramón Fernández-Pacheco Monterreal; the summary is signed by the Vice-Minister María Consolación Vera Sánchez.

The stated objective is to contribute to the development of breeding programs and the implementation and promotion of the “Native Breed” logo for the conservation and improvement of livestock breeds, when there is a public, social, economic, and environmental interest.

Beneficiaries and covered actions

The following may apply for the grants, under a competitive process:

• Breeder organizations officially recognized by the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development.
• Public entities subject to Administrative Law recognized for the management of native breed breeding programs, which are not considered State aid.
• Associations integrated into beneficiary federations or confederations that execute part of the subsidized activities.

Within the approved breeding program, the following are subsidized: the creation and maintenance of herdbooks and genetic resource conservation activities up to 100% of the cost, performance control and genetic evaluation up to 70%, and the implementation of the “Native Breed” logo up to 100%. Dissemination activities have a cap of 2,000 euros per year per association, and logo promotion activities have a cap of 3,000 euros per year.

Deadlines, amount, and processing

The application period is 10 business days from the day following the publication of the summary in the BOJA, and submission is exclusively electronic through the Single Electronic Registry of the Junta de Andalucía, using procedure code 26048. The instruction is the responsibility of the Livestock Production Service and the resolution is the responsibility of the head of the General Directorate of Agricultural and Livestock Production, with a maximum period of six months and negative administrative silence.

Funding is divided into two annual installments of 174,438.67 euros (2027 and 2028) and comes from the general state budgets, according to the amounts assigned by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in the Sectoral Conference on Agriculture and Rural Development, in addition to the Department’s own credits. An equivalent additional amount is permitted if credit availability is declared, and the subsidy may not exceed 60,000 euros per breed and year. Advances may reach 50% of the granted aid without prior justification.

Evaluation Criteria

The evaluation is based on 100 points: a national technical efficiency block (up to 60) and an Andalusia strategic block (up to 40). The main indicators are:

• Establishment or maintenance of the breed’s germplasm bank: up to 30 points.
• Analysis of genetic markers and parentage: up to 20 points.
• Contribution to the National Animal Germplasm Bank: up to 10 points.
• Degree of threat to the breed: up to 20 points (high risk, 20; medium, 12; low, 8).
• “Indigenous Breed” logo with accredited commercialization: up to 10 points.
• Participation in official livestock competitions: up to 4 points.
• Farms in protected areas or Natura 2000 Network: up to 6 points.

Impact for the Sector

The call arrives with breeders’ associations as the sole management channel for studbooks and germplasm banks, meaning their continuity conditions the maintenance of breeds that are often threatened and have low census numbers. The distribution by competitive tender, with specific weighting for the degree of threat and presence in protected areas, prioritizes entities operating in areas with environmental limitations and those who prove commercialization under the official logo.

Source: Official Gazette of the Junta de Andalucía, no. 212, of November 3, 2026, 1. General Provisions, pages 14335 and 14337 (official reference: text no. 14335 and summary text no. 14337, BDNS 937392).