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This grant program provides subsidies for certified seed potato cultivation in Norway. The program aims to stimulate increased use of high-quality seed potatoes through certified seed potato breeding. The subsidy covers multiple aspects including price reduction for seed potatoes in prebasis, basis and certified classes, cultivation subsidies for approved prebasis class per decare and per batch, district subsidies for certified seed potatoes grown in Northern Norway, and freight subsidies for transportation costs of certified seed potatoes. Additionally, support is available for operation and maintenance of clone cultivation facilities, including greenhouses, testing expenses, soil sampling for control of potato cyst nematode, replacement of seed potatoes, and heat therapy equipment. Applications are processed by the Norwegian Agriculture Agency (Landbruksdirektoratet), with a deadline of November 15 each year. Approved seed potato businesses are eligible to apply for this subsidy program.

Landbruksdirektoratet (Norwegian Agriculture Agency) is piloting two subsidy schemes for selected municipalities in Northern Norway. The first scheme provides subsidies for the operation of small plots (teiger) ranging from 1 to 10 decares, with higher rates per decare for the smallest plots. The second scheme provides subsidies for the operation of areas that were not applied for in 2024. The purpose of these subsidies is to prevent overgrowth of agricultural land and support the operation of challenging areas. Both schemes are part of a pilot program that will be tested in 2025 and continued in 2026, though the exact design for 2026 has not yet been determined. Applicants must be registered enterprises in the Norwegian Business Register that actively operate eligible areas in selected municipalities in Northern Norway and must also apply for production subsidies for the same areas.