Projects & Practice

Promoting sustainable forest management

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Forestry, Nature conservation
Countries:: Italy

An intervention supporting the sustainable management of forest resources, leading to improved economic performance.

Developing a mobile live stream application for emergency services

Keywords:: Information & Communications Technology (ICT), LEADER/CLLD, Smart Villages
Countries:: Denmark

Developing innovative IT solutions that allow potential clients of a small company to assess the efficiency of the promoted software for emergency services.

Broadband expansion and upgrading on the island of Samsø

Keywords:: Broadband, Digitisation, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), LEADER/CLLD, Smart Villages
Countries:: Denmark

A LEADER funded project to expand and upgrade the current transmission network on the small island of Samsø.

VACASTO - Adding value to chestnut growing in Tuscany

Keywords:: Added value, Bioeconomy, Cooperation, Forestry, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Italy

An association used EAFRD funding to help preserve chestnut woods in Italy and boost growers’ income by buying new equipment and coordinating the supply chain.

Terre & comuni

Keywords:: LEADER/CLLD, Migrants, Social inclusion
Countries:: Italy

In a rural area that is rather disadvantaged and in risk of abandonment, EAFRD and ESF support were combined in a project for the integration of migrants through work training.

Restoring and adding value to an abandoned cork plantation

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Forestry, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Italy

A cork producing business confronted high production costs due to increasing cost of raw materials. To tackle this the company used EAFRD support to restore its own forest and improve its productivity.