Projects & Practice

Investing on greenhouses and setting up an irrigation system

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, GHG & ammonia emissions, Irrigation, Job creation, Women
Countries:: Slovenia

A young female farmer invested in the construction of greenhouses and an irrigation system to improve her farm’s profitability and mitigate production risks linked to climate change.

Setting up a hail protection system on a cherry orchard

Keywords:: Agriculture, Climate change adaptation, Producer groups, Product quality, Risk management
Countries:: Italy

Setting up an anti-hail system over a newly planted orchard of cherry trees, in order to mitigate the impact of climate change over agricultural 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.

Investing on intensive and yet sustainable farming

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Farm restructuring/modernisation, GHG & ammonia emissions, Renewable energy
Countries:: Italy

A family farm invested in a biogas plant to produce renewable energy while also purchasing a new tomato harvester to improve the farm’s overall income.

Adding value to the traditional local produce of Pomurje

Keywords:: Added value, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Slovenia

The Kodila meat processing company used EAFRD funds to invest in new equipment in order to enhance the quality of its PDO ham and increase its production volumes.