Poland Opens PLN 4 Million Tender to Train Farmers Against Potato Ring Rot and Brown Rot
Key takeaways
- 4 million zloty is the budget of the ARiMR training call
- 22 September 2026 opened applications via Portal Rolnika
- 23 October 2026 is the deadline for training providers
- 1 provider will be chosen to run the free farmer courses
Why it matters
- For farmers
- Watch for the free ring rot and brown rot courses once a provider is chosen; tighten machinery hygiene, certified seed use and store sanitation now.
- For traders
- Poland's phytosanitary status affects seed and ware export deals; follow whether the programme reduces ring rot and brown rot findings.
- For suppliers
- Training firms with a record in farm courses can bid by 23 October via Portal Rolnika; seed and hygiene suppliers can align offers with the course topics.
60-second summary
Poland's farm payments agency ARiMR has opened a second call under module 2 of the CAP professional development intervention I.14.1, this time for courses on potato biosecurity. Training providers can apply from 22 September to 23 October 2026, only through the Portal Rolnika. The courses must teach on-farm rules that prevent two EU quarantine bacteria: Clavibacter sepedonicus, which causes ring rot, and Ralstonia solanacearum, which causes brown rot. The call has a budget of PLN 4 million, and ARiMR will pick one provider after assessing the bids. The earlier call in the same module, from April to June 2026, dealt with short food supply chains. Farm portal farmer.pl adds that about 3,200 farmers should take part, with regional quotas of 50 to 400, and that bidders need a record of at least 20 trainings with 600 participants in five years; these details are not shown on the ARiMR page and are reported according to farmer.pl. The courses are free for growers.
Poland’s Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture (ARiMR) opened a second call on 22 September 2026 for training providers to run free, targeted courses for farmers on potato biosecurity. Applications can be filed until 23 October 2026, only through the government’s Portal Rolnika.
According to ARiMR’s announcement, the training must cover on-farm biosecurity rules that prevent Clavibacter sepedonicus (bacterial ring rot) and Ralstonia solanacearum (brown rot) — the two bacterial quarantine diseases that most often trigger restrictions on potato trade in the EU. The budget for the call is PLN 4 million, and after evaluating the offers the agency will select a single provider to deliver the courses.
The support comes from intervention I.14.1 “Professional development of farmers – module 2: targeted training” under Poland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023–2027. The previous call in the same module, held from 20 April to 18 June 2026, focused on short food supply chains.
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Polish farm media add more detail. Farmer.pl reports that the programme is expected to reach about 3,200 farmers, with regional quotas of 50 to 400 participants, and that bidders must show at least 20 training events with at least 600 participants in the past five years. These figures could not be found on the ARiMR page itself and are given here according to farmer.pl.
Why it matters
Ring rot and brown rot are listed as quarantine pests in the EU: a single confirmed finding can lead to destruction of lots, demarcated zones and lost export contracts for seed and ware potatoes. Poland remains one of Europe’s larger potato producers but has a history of ring rot findings, so a nationwide training effort funded from the CAP budget is a signal that the authorities treat phytosanitary status as a trade issue, not only an agronomic one. For growers, the courses are free; the real test will be how many farms change daily practice — machinery hygiene, certified seed, and storage sanitation — after the training.
Photo: Potato field in Poland (illustrative). Slawek Ilski / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
Sources: ARiMR, 9 September 2026; ARiMR call page; farmer.pl, 22 September 2026.
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What next
ARiMR will evaluate the bids after 23 October 2026 and select one provider to deliver the courses. Participant numbers and regional quotas reported by farmer.pl have not been confirmed on the ARiMR page.
Sources
- ARiMR announcement of 9 September 2026 and call page on gov.pl; farmer.pl, 22 September 2026.
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