Projects & Practice

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.

Construction of a sorghum mill

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Product quality
Countries:: Hungary

A family business focused on Sorghum cultivation used EAFRD support to set up their own mill and now supply high quality, gluten free Sorghum flour to the Hungarian market.

Investment support for a juniper syrup-producing business

Keywords:: Direct marketing, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Product quality
Countries:: Estonia

Female entrepreneurs used RDP investment support to increase the production capacity of their juniper syrup-producing business.

Organic baby food processing and marketing

Keywords:: Added value, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Food & Drink
Countries:: Estonia

A well-established food processor used investment support from the Estonian RDP to expand the range of baby food products it offers and thus maintain its dynamic growth.

Investing in meat processing equipment

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Product quality, Rural business
Countries:: Croatia

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

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.

Investing in on-farm berry processing and direct sales

Keywords:: Added value, Agriculture, Competitiveness, Direct marketing, Job creation, Product quality, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Finland

On-farm processing can add value to the product and can also make farming a more attractive choice for young farmers - as demonstrated by a berry farm in Finland.

Acquisition of equipment for selling quality meat products

Keywords:: Food & Drink, Job creation, Local food, Rural business
Countries:: Estonia

A small family factory used RDP support to equip its new store, which sells its high-quality meat products.