Projects & Practice

Developing a traditional forest education facility in Slovakia

Keywords:: Culture, Education & lifelong learning, Environmental protection, Forestry, Job creation, Youth
Countries:: Slovakia

Harnessing forest education and culture as a rural development resource.

Producing pellet from horse manure

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Renewable energy
Countries:: Slovakia

A farm used Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to produce horse manure pellets that can be used as an organic fertiliser as well as a source of renewable energy.

JOBtoc

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, Entrepreneurship, Information & promotion activities, Stakeholder involvement, Youth
Countries:: Portugal

The technical assistance project JOBtoc aims to investigate the profile of ‘Young Rural Entrepreneurs’ across mainland Portugal and thus contribute to adapting development strategies and policies to the needs and potential of regionalised rural development.

Establishment of a health center in Švėkšna village

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, Rural services
Countries:: Lithuania

A project used Rural Development Programme (RDP) funding to ensure easy access to medical and aftercare services for rural residents.

i9Rural - Technical Assistance and Transfer of Innovation for Forestry and Agriculture

Keywords:: Added value, Agriculture, Cooperation, Forestry, Innovation, Knowledge transfer, Networking
Countries:: Portugal

A project to allow small businesses in the agricultural and forestry sectors to incorporate innovation more efficiently.

Aurimas Macnorius – Supporting a young entrepreneur

Keywords:: Demography, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Rural business
Countries:: Lithuania

RDP support helped a young entrepreneur to acquire the necessary equipment in order to start his own wood construction business in an area of high unemployment.