Projects & Practice

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

A rural women’s association used Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to organise wool processing training courses and to create employment opportunities by valorising wool, a by-product of sheep meat production.

A Slovakian company with a long history of manufacturing confectionery products benefited from Rural Development Programme support to modernise its equipment and production processes.
 

An investment project for the modernisation and automation of a frozen fruits processing plant in order to minimise production losses. 

Setting up an innovative lavender distillery in response to increasing market demands for high quality, niche products.
 

A company making pork products used RDP support to purchase new equipment that allowed it to increase production capacity and end product quality.

Maintaining natural and semi-natural meadows and wetlands to ensure suitable nesting conditions for an endangered bird species: the Aquatic Warbler.

Modernisation of a cannery with new machinery leading to improved competitiveness and a stronger local short supply chain.

Support from the rural development programme was used to establish an innovative production of GMO-free soybean oil products of superior quality.

A historic Chateau was restored to its initial state and turned into one of the most modern wine-producing facilities in Slovakia.