Projects & Practice

Investing in biodynamic agriculture

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Environmental sustainability, Family farming, Organic farming, Product quality
Countries:: Croatia

RDP support helped a family farm to generate added value by applying a sustainable model of production through biodynamic agriculture.

Using hydroponics to produce green fodder on the Canary Islands

Keywords:: Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Environmental sustainability, Innovation, Young farmers
Countries:: Spain

Two young farmers set up a hydroponic facility to produce high quality green fodder for livestock in the Canary Islands.

Purchasing a stone cutting machine

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Rural business
Countries:: Estonia

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

Increasing the competitiveness of a small farm in Croatia

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Croatia

Upgrading the production capacity of a farm by investing into building new greenhouses and setting up an irrigation system.

Expanding the Uuskaubi herb business in Estonia

Keywords:: Added value, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Estonia

A small Estonian organic farm used EAFRD funding to scale up its production of herbs by investing in new machinery and upgrading buildings to help the business to grow.