Lauku atbalsta dienests

What Lauku atbalsta dienests does

Lauku atbalsta dienests (LAD), also known as the Rural Support Service (RSS), is a Latvian government state agency established in 2000 and headquartered in Riga, operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia (Zemkopības ministrija). It functions as the designated national paying agency for European Union Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funds in Latvia, administering direct payments to farmers, rural development programs under EAFRD, fisheries and aquaculture funding under EMFAF, and national state aid instruments (subsidised diesel, insurance subsidies, interest-rate subsidies, and contributions to sector-specific funds). LAD does not generate commercial revenue; it disburses public funds to Latvian farmers, foresters, fishermen, rural SMEs, and animal owners under regulatory frameworks set by the European Commission and the Latvian government.

The agency's service portfolio is delivered through a central Riga office and 9 regional agricultural departments covering all of Latvia, supported by a digital infrastructure that includes the Elektroniskā pieteikšanās sistēma (EPS) for electronic application submission and tracking, a mobile application, the Lauku bloku karte (Field Block Map) for geospatially referencing agricultural parcels, the Tehnikas un iekārtu katalogs for support-eligible equipment, and the Dzīvnieku reģistrs (Animal Registry) for livestock and companion animal identification — the latter integrated with the EU-wide EUROPETNET database. LAD also coordinates market measures including import/export licensing, intervention mechanisms, and the EU co-funded "Piens un augļi skolai" (School Milk and Fruit) program. The organization holds ISO 9001 (since 2011) and ISO 27001 (since 2014) certifications and operates in collaboration with the Food and Veterinary Service (Pārtikas un veterinārais dienests) and the Ministry of Agriculture.

Name

Lauku atbalsta dienests

Legal name

Lauku atbalsta dienests

Website

https://lad.gov.lv

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lauku atbalsta dienests is a Latvian government paying agency that administers EU Common Agricultural Policy funds, rural development, fisheries, and state agricultural support to Latvian farmers, foresters, fishermen, and rural businesses, delivered via digital systems and 9 regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Riga

HQ country

Latvia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Support Distribution: Government agency that distributes EU Common Agricultural Policy funds and national agricultural support to farmers, foresters, and fishermen. LAD does not generate revenue but administers public funds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lauku atbalsta dienests (LAD), the Rural Support Service of Latvia, is a government paying agency that administers European Union Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funds and national agricultural support in Latvia. It processes and disburses direct payments, investment support, and market measures to beneficiaries, and maintains the national animal registration system. LAD operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture and serves as the single accredited paying agency for EU and state agricultural subsidies in Latvia.

Product overview

Lauku atbalsta dienests (LAD) is a Latvian government paying agency offering a portfolio of digital services and support programs for agriculture, fisheries, and rural development. The core digital infrastructure consists of the Elektroniskā pieteikšanās sistēma (EPS) — an electronic application portal for submitting and tracking support claims — supplemented by a Mobile App, the Lauku bloku karte (Field Blocks Map) for geospatially referencing agricultural parcels, the Tehnikas un iekārtu katalogs (Machinery and Equipment Catalog) for support-eligible purchases, and the Dzīvnieku reģistrs (Animal Registry) for livestock and companion animal identification and tracking. These digital services are complemented by a suite of financial support programs including area-based direct payments (Platību maksājumi), state aid instruments (Valsts atbalsts) such as subsidised diesel and insurance, investment co-financing (Projekti un investīcijas) under CAP and EMFAF, LEADER community-led projects, market measures including the School Milk and Fruit program, and animal registration services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Direct Payments Administration

Quantifiable outcome

• One centralized system for multiple EU and state agricultural support programs

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• European CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLAD serves as the designated Latvian paying agency for EU Common Agricultural Policy funds, implementing CAP 2023-2027, rural development programs, and fisheries funds under direct supervision and regulation of the European Commission.
• Zemkopības ministrija (Ministry of Agriculture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLAD operates under the supervision of Latvia's Ministry of Agriculture, which sets agricultural policy and determines support program parameters.
• Pārtikas un veterinārais dienests (Food and Veterinary Service)moderateTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration on animal identification and registration systems, veterinary documentation, and food safety related services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SZIF (Státní zemědělský intervenční fond): Czech Republic's state agricultural intervention fund, designated as the EU paying agency for CAP market measures and rural development — comparable paying-agency mandate.
• AMA (Agrarmarkt Austria): Austria's paying agency for EU agricultural market and rural development measures, operating a comparable EPS-equivalent application platform for Austrian farmers.
• BLE (Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung): Germany's federal agency for agriculture and food, performing a much broader mandate that includes the federal paying-agency functions analogous to LAD's CAP role.
• ARiMR (Agencja Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa): Poland's paying and restructuring agency for EU agricultural funds — a much larger-scale national paying agency performing the same statutory EU fund administration function as LAD.

Others

• European Commission DG AGRI: The EU policy owner and supervisor of national paying agencies like LAD. Relevant as the parent regulator and ultimate fund source rather than as a competitor.
• Pārtikas un veterinārais dienests (Food and Veterinary Service): Latvia's Food and Veterinary Service, a domestic peer agency that integrates with LAD on animal identification and registration data — adjacent mission, shared regulatory perimeter.

Regional players

• PRIA (Põllumajanduse Registrite ja Informatsiooni Amet): Estonia's national paying agency for EU agricultural and fisheries funds, performing the equivalent CAP/EAFRD/EMFAF paying-agency role. Closest functional analog to LAD given geographic and administrative similarity.
• NMA (Nacionalinė mokėjimo agentūra prie Žemės ūkio ministerijos): Lithuania's national paying agency under the Ministry of Agriculture, administering CAP direct payments, rural development, and fisheries funds — a direct Baltic peer with overlapping mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ladlatvija
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@LADLatvija
• Facebookfacebook.com/LADLatvija
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lauku-atbalsta-dienests
• Instagraminstagram.com/laukuatbalstadienests

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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