Projects & Practice

Short supply chain success stories catalysed by COVID-19 crises in Spanish islands

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Direct marketing, Financial Instruments, Local food, RDPs, Short supply chains & local markets, Stakeholder involvement
Countries:: Spain

Short supply chain success stories catalysed by COVID-19 crises in Spanish islands.

Agri-food sector integration of small-scale producers through information and training

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Information & promotion activities, Market development, Producer groups, Short supply chains & local markets, Women
Countries:: Spain

A knowledge sharing programme initiated by a cooperative to improve the position of small producers in the value chain.

Cooperation to establish a dairy supply chain in Slovakia

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Slovakia

A partnership between farms and a cooperative to modernise the production of dairy products and establish their own short supply chain.

Péter Kis farm – construction of a storage building with cooling technology

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Organic farming
Countries:: Hungary

A producer of organic arable crops used investment support from the Hungarian Rural Development Programme (RDP) to build an innovative storage facility and increase the competitiveness of his farm.

Lithuanian consumers benefit from improved quality and variety of regional dairy products

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Product quality
Countries:: Lithuania

Rural Development Programme investment support has boosted the productivity and competitiveness of a family dairy business and helped to safeguard more than 60 jobs.

Improving animal welfare on an Italian buffalo farm

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Animal welfare, Competitiveness
Countries:: Italy

Animal welfare support enabled a farmer to improve the living conditions of his buffalo herd and at the same time improve the quality and quantity of milk produced.

Construction of a sorghum mill

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Product quality
Countries:: Hungary

A family business focused on Sorghum cultivation used EAFRD support to set up their own mill and now supply high quality, gluten free Sorghum flour to the Hungarian market.

Slaughtering and processing on farm to obtain high quality organic lamb meat

Keywords:: Added value, Animal husbandry, Direct marketing, Organic farming, Producer groups, Product quality
Countries:: Slovenia

Setting up a slaughterhouse on-site helped the beneficiary and other nearby organic lamb breeders to increase their profitability through direct marketing.

Investment support for a juniper syrup-producing business

Keywords:: Direct marketing, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Product quality
Countries:: Estonia

Female entrepreneurs used RDP investment support to increase the production capacity of their juniper syrup-producing business.

Madrid-KmRegion – Strengthening the food chain and short distribution channels

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Direct marketing, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Short supply chains & local markets, Young farmers
Countries:: Spain

An EIP Operational Group was set up to strengthen the food chain and create short distribution channels for small and medium farms in the Madrid region.