Projects & Practice

Increasing the productivity on Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) olive oil

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Protected areas
Countries:: Italy

Reconstruction plan for Protected Designation of Origin olive oil producers supported by Rural Development Programme (RDP) funding

Waasland Region – Promoting renewable energy in cities and the countryside

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, Cooperation, Energy efficiency, Information & promotion activities
Countries:: Belgium

An example of an initiative promoting energy efficiency that addresses climate change through targeted actions at grassroots level.

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.

Installing a small-scale anaerobic digester to produce green energy

Keywords:: Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Energy efficiency, GHG & ammonia emissions, Renewable energy
Countries:: Belgium

A dairy farm in Wallonia invested in renewable energy production from manure and produced milk using a more environmental friendly process.

Using residual wood from landscape management

Keywords:: Information & promotion activities, LEADER/CLLD, Renewable energy
Countries:: Belgium

LEADER support was used to exploit the potential of using large quantities of waste wood from landscape management as a renewable energy source.

Studying and promoting biogas production in the territory of the LAG ‘Pays des Condruses’

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Bioeconomy, LEADER/CLLD, Renewable energy
Countries:: Belgium

In an area where cattle breeding is predominent, LEADER funding helped explore the potentials of producing biogas from manure produced in the farms.