Industrial hemp has its own coupled payment under the 2023–2027 CAP Strategic Plan, on top of the basic income support and eco-schemes, which apply as for any crop. The rate is modest (approx. 29 EUR/ha in the plan) because the small budget is divided among the hectares actually sown. For 2024 it amounted to PLN 125.32/ha, for 2025 to PLN 168.99/ha (reference rate 29.55 EUR/ha at an exchange rate of 4.2698). The estimate for advances for 2026, paid from 8 September, is PLN 124.73/ha; the final rate is announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MRiRW) by 1 December.
ARiMR conditions: a variety from the National Register or the EU Common Catalogue with THC not exceeding 0.3%; the producer's entry in the KOWR industrial hemp register; the area declared for payment not greater than the area entered in the register; minimum agricultural plot of 0.1 ha. With the application in eWniosekPlus you attach a declaration on industrial hemp cultivation and the labels from the certified seed packaging — no later than 1 September of the application year. For varieties for biodiversity conservation, the supplier's seals are sufficient; for mother material, the breeder's declaration.
Labels matter more than the state of the field. The farming press reported a case of a farmer whose payment was withdrawn by ARiMR despite correct cultivation, because he had not submitted the labels. Keep copies of labels and invoices in one binder with the KOWR documents — inspection asks about exactly these. For how the KOWR entry itself works, see the guide industrial hemp cultivation registration step by step.
Varieties excluded and reinstated. The variety Rajan has not been eligible for payment since 2023: in 2021–2022 its average THC content exceeded 0.3%, and Poland notified the European Commission of the exclusion under Regulation 2022/126. Finola, excluded in 2021–2022, has been readmitted since 2023. THC checks commissioned by ARiMR are carried out by a selected contractor, who takes samples from the field and tests them in a laboratory; exceeding the threshold suspends the payment.
Eco-schemes: industrial hemp counts towards the “Carbon farming” eco-scheme (points for practices; the farming press values a point at approx. PLN 100) — the actual amount is calculated for the whole farm, not for the crop alone.
Insurance with state subsidy. From 1 January 2025, industrial hemp is on the list of crops for which the budget subsidises 65% of the insurance premium. The maximum insured sum per 1 ha was PLN 48,600 in 2025 (MRiRW regulation of 11.02.2025) and PLN 47,700 for 2026. With a seed crop cultivation cost of around PLN 11,400/ha (IWNiRZ calculation 2026), insurance with such a subsidy is a sensible element of the budget.
The payment is not a reason to sow hemp. At PLN 125–169/ha, the result depends on yield, price and buyer — we have collected the figures from the sources in the guide on industrial hemp cultivation profitability. Other programmes for farms — ARiMR Farm Modernisation — may finance machinery for harvesting and processing; eligibility is checked individually.