Projects & Practice

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.

A family business, trading high quality instant coffee, used EAFRD support to expand its business by installing a new more efficient production line.

The reconstruction of an old villa to create high quality tourist accommodation offering spa and beer wellness services. 

A project to enhance the facilities on a geological site, enable new visitor-based activities and attract more visitors who will spend more time in the area.

unique military fortress complex, listed as the national cultural monument, was turned into an attractive recreational and relaxation centre Kortina.

A company that was focused on field crops diversified its activities by setting up a business incubator to boost the economic development of an area with high unemployment.

A small rural business used RDP support to purchase new stone-cutting equipment in order to expand its range of products.

A start-up business in Finland used RDP financing to carry out a feasibility study which helped lower the risks in upscaling their production capacity of biocomposites.

Setting up a niche business start-up as a canine therapy centre.

Support from the rural development programme for England enabled an entrepreneur to upgrade his ales brewing business.