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.

Modernisation of a frozen fruit processing plant

Keywords:: Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Product quality, Rural business
Countries:: Bulgaria

An investment project for the modernisation and automation of a frozen fruits processing plant in order to minimise production losses.

Construction of a lavender distillery in Bulgaria

Keywords:: Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Innovation, Job creation, Market development, Product quality, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Bulgaria

Setting up an innovative lavender distillery in response to increasing market demands for high quality, niche products.

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.

Modernisation of a cannery to stimulate the local economy

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Product quality, Rural business, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Bulgaria

Modernisation of a cannery with new machinery leading to improved competitiveness and a stronger local short supply chain.

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.