Projects & Practice

Fitomicorrizas – Mycorrhizal plant production

Keywords:: Cooperation, Forestry, Innovation, Knowledge transfer, Market development
Countries:: Portugal

The EIP AGRI Operational Group FitoMicorrizas developed new sustainable cultivation strategies to produce mycorrhizae between native species of highly valued mycorrhizal fungi and plants.

Food Plan of the Biosphere Reserve "Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo"

Keywords:: Biodiversity, LEADER/CLLD, Local food, Market development, Organic farming, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Spain

A Local Action Group (LAG) developed a multi-agency partnership programme to create a consolidated food system that stimulates organic production, processing, and consumption.

Global Eco – Inno Eco Circular Economy in the Countryside

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Inter-territorial/Transnational cooperation, Knowledge transfer, LEADER/CLLD
Countries:: Estonia, Finland, Italy, Latvia, Portugal

Global Eco – Inno Eco is a transnational cooperation project aimed at boosting the green economy and sustainable businesses in the participating rural areas.

El Hueco Oxma – Rural Innovation

Keywords:: Demography, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Social inclusion, Vocational training & skills acquisition
Countries:: Spain

A social enterprise used RDP funding to foster social innovation and entrepreneurship in one of the most depopulated regions in Europe.

BOSOLA – a demonstration project on photovoltaic irrigation

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Innovation, Irrigation
Countries:: Spain

Setting up a hybrid irrigation system using solar energy to reduce energy costs and carbon dioxide emissions.

LEADER case study – A smart approach to cultural and natural heritage improvement

Keywords:: Cooperation, LEADER Innovation, LEADER/CLLD, Networking
Countries:: Spain

A case study about animation, networking and cooperation in LEADER.

Rannikuala arendamine / Coastal and Dune Management

Keywords:: Cooperation, Environmental protection, Inter-territorial/Transnational cooperation, Sustainability, Tourism
Countries:: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, United Kingdom

A TNC cooperation project in which partner areas with long coastlines worked together to strike a balance between protecting the environment and opening up their areas to tourists in a sustainable way.

Sierra Norte Acción on COVID-19

Keywords:: Healthcare, LEADER/CLLD
Countries:: Spain

A local action group set up the Acción Sierra Norte platform to protect the groups most at risk from the spread of COVID-19.

Regadio de Precisão – Precision Irrigation

Keywords:: Agriculture, Climate change adaptation, Cooperation, Irrigation, Natural resources, Water management
Countries:: Portugal

An EIP-AGRI Operational Group was set up to develop new agronomic tools that will enable farmers to use pivot irrigation more efficiently.

ENFOCC (Energy, Forest and Climate Change)

Keywords:: Climate, Energy efficiency, Forestry, Renewable energy, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees
Countries:: Spain

Local renewable energy opportunities generated through knowledge exchange, capacity building and training on sustainable forest management and energy transition.