Projects & Practice

Development of new products based on sprouted pseudo-cereals, cereals and legumes

Keywords:: Cooperation, Entrepreneurship, Product quality, Rural business
Countries:: Czech Republic

CAP funds support improved nutrition of Czech cereal and legume crops

Péter Kis farm – construction of a storage building with cooling technology

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Organic farming
Countries:: Hungary

A producer of organic arable crops used investment support from the Hungarian Rural Development Programme (RDP) to build an innovative storage facility and increase the competitiveness of his farm.

GOTECFOR – Supporting the use of Forest Biomass in the agro-industry

Keywords:: Broadband, Cooperation, Energy efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Forestry, Innovation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Portugal

GOTECFOR is an EIP-AGRI operational group that contributes to the bioeconomy by seeking to optimise the value chain of forest biomass, as a fuel for heating.

ARNOŠTICE 2016

Keywords:: Added value, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Direct marketing, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Networking, Product quality
Countries:: Czech Republic

The project saw an unused calves’ shed converted into a farm shop selling organic products.

COVID19: the 'Work Harvest' website for job placement in the agricultural sector

Keywords:: Agriculture, Information & promotion activities, Job creation
Countries:: Hungary

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, a website was set up under Rural Development Programme Technical Assistance to help match agricultural companies with jobseekers

Improved hygienic and veterinary standards of slaughtering

Keywords:: Added value, Animal welfare, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Entrepreneurship, Product quality
Countries:: Czech Republic

Investing in facilities that respect animal welfare enabled a meat processing company to improve its profitability while responding to society’s ethical concerns.

Development of healthy fruit and vegetable products for children

Keywords:: Added value, Cooperation, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Product quality
Countries:: Czech Republic

Brand new manufacturing and packaging procedures were developed in order to produce healthy nutritional products for children from fruit and vegetables.

It happens in Loco – Alto Minho Mountain

Keywords:: Cooperation, Entrepreneurship, Information & promotion activities, Innovation, Knowledge transfer, Mountain area
Countries:: Portugal

A Technical Assistance project about empowering local and regional actors to work more effectively with rural communities in order to revitalise these areas.

Setting up an environmentally friendly fruit juice production plant

Keywords:: Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Job creation, Product quality, Renewable energy
Countries:: Hungary

Setting up a fruit juice processing plant that operates with renewable energy.

Efficient irrigation system in a fig orchard

Keywords:: Agriculture, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Irrigation, Water management
Countries:: Portugal

Installing an efficient irrigation system in a fig orchard helped to better manage water stress for the trees and increased the quality and volume of production.