[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":124},["ShallowReactive",2],{"articles-spanish-government-announces-grants-for-cochineal-producers-in-the-canary-islands-2026-06-01-107604":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":112,"description":113,"extension":114,"meta":115,"navigation":119,"path":120,"seo":121,"stem":122,"__hash__":123},"articles/articles/spanish-government-announces-grants-for-cochineal-producers-in-the-canary-islands-2026-06-01-107604.md","Spanish Government Announces Grants for Cochineal Producers in the Canary Islands",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":100},"minimal",[9,14,19,23,27,34,38,46,50,58,62,70,74,79,83,94],[10,11,13],"h1",{"id":12},"canary-islands-new-grant-program-for-cochineal-producers","Canary Islands’ New Grant Program for Cochineal Producers",[15,16,18],"h2",{"id":17},"overview","Overview",[20,21,22],"p",{},"The Canary Islands’ Agriculture Ministry has launched a new grant program to support cochineal producers across the region.",[15,24,26],{"id":25},"targeted-participants","Targeted Participants",[28,29,30],"ul",{},[31,32,33],"li",{},"Farms cultivating Opuntia cacti that are part of the 'Cochinilla de Canarias' protected designation of origin (DOP).",[15,35,37],{"id":36},"goals-of-the-initiative","Goals of the Initiative",[28,39,40,43],{},[31,41,42],{},"Boost both the production and sale of high-quality cochineal insects.",[31,44,45],{},"Support their use primarily for natural dyes and cosmetics.",[15,47,49],{"id":48},"funding-details","Funding Details",[28,51,52,55],{},[31,53,54],{},"The program will distribute €14,848 annually over the 2024 and 2025 campaigns.",[31,56,57],{},"Funding is financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (FEAGA).",[15,59,61],{"id":60},"producer-compensation","Producer Compensation",[28,63,64,67],{},[31,65,66],{},"Producers will receive €32 per kilogram of cochineal if they qualify as 'professional farmers.'",[31,68,69],{},"Others will receive €16 per kilogram.",[15,71,73],{"id":72},"application-process","Application Process",[28,75,76],{},[31,77,78],{},"Interested farmers have 15 days from the official publication date to submit their applications.",[15,80,82],{"id":81},"objectives-and-benefits","Objectives and Benefits",[28,84,85,88,91],{},[31,86,87],{},"Strengthen local agriculture.",[31,89,90],{},"Preserve traditional industries.",[31,92,93],{},"Enhance the region’s economic resilience, especially with increasing global demand for natural dyes.",[95,96,97],"blockquote",{},[20,98,99],{},"\"This support seeks to strengthen local agriculture, preserve traditional industries, and enhance the region’s economic resilience, especially as demand for natural dyes grows globally.\"",{"title":101,"searchDepth":102,"depth":103,"links":104},"",2,3,[105,106,107,108,109,110,111],{"id":17,"depth":102,"text":18},{"id":25,"depth":102,"text":26},{"id":36,"depth":102,"text":37},{"id":48,"depth":102,"text":49},{"id":60,"depth":102,"text":61},{"id":72,"depth":102,"text":73},{"id":81,"depth":102,"text":82},"2026-06-01","The Canary Islands’ Agriculture Ministry has launc...","md",{"category":116,"author":117,"link":118},"environment-and-sustainability","Gobierno de Canarias","https://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/boc/2026/106/1862.html",true,"/articles/spanish-government-announces-grants-for-cochineal-producers-in-the-canary-islands-2026-06-01-107604",{"title":5,"description":113},"articles/spanish-government-announces-grants-for-cochineal-producers-in-the-canary-islands-2026-06-01-107604","EI8WV5Ac6eqJYElVSEM9LZfX7FZ1eRAiClMrF3Eddec",1785069205441]