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Spain to Offer Up to 17,000 State Rural Plots to Young Farmers via 'Tierra Joven'

A royal decree will set the rollout in the coming months, alongside a push for 10% of the next EU farm budget to support generational renewal.

Overview

  • The government presented a centralized platform to list available farmland and match offers with demand, with the goal of boosting entry into agriculture.
  • Listings will include properties owned by the central administration and plots from regional and local land banks that choose to participate.
  • The plan establishes an agricultural land-transfer office and will be integrated into a forthcoming Family Farming law, according to ministry details.
  • Tierra Joven will provide training and guidance on financing, transfer rules and taxation for rural property transactions to support viable projects.
  • Officials frame the move as a response to aging farm demographics and access-to-land barriers, with the announcement coinciding with farmer protests over the EU–Mercosur agreement.