Projects & Practice

Organic farming and fruit processing at the Marima farm

Keywords:: Access to market, Agriculture, Competitiveness, Direct marketing, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Organic farming, Product quality
Countries:: Slovenia

A subsistence farm used RDP support in order to become commercially viable by investing in organic production.

Šalek Valley Agricultural Cooperative – producing organic beef & apples

Keywords:: Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Organic farming, Producer groups, Product quality
Countries:: Slovenia

An agricultural cooperative invested in setting up organic apple orchards with anti-hail nets. They also acquired agricultural machinery to support the production of organic beef.

Henryk Sondej farm – increasing the efficiency of an agricultural business

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Energy efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Renewable energy, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Poland

An agricultural business used RDP support to improve its capacity to process and store its produce, while producing renewable energy from the sun.

Juhart farm – Investing in a new poultry house

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Family farming, Rural business
Countries:: Slovenia

A family farm used RDP support to switch from cattle to turkey breeding in response to market demand.

Setting up an organic apple orchard for direct selling

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Organic farming
Countries:: Slovenia

An old abandoned farm through three separate investments was turned into an orchard with hail protection nets and a building to store the produce and equipment.