An initiative to promote young farmers participation entrepreneurship and innovation
for sustainable rural areas
Projects & Practice
A dedicated communications campaign to promote the launch of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) in Finland.

A marketing project to promote the high-quality Finnish oats to the international market and increase the income of small farms.

The project aimed to improve farmers’ soil management skills and know-how on profitable and resource-efficient farming.

A study financed by the Finnish RDP aimed to find new digital solutions for making reindeer husbandry a more efficient and profitable business.

A project to enhance the competitiveness of agriculture and the food industry, as well as the low-carbon economy, through the analysis of alternative future scenarios.

A start-up business in Finland used RDP financing to carry out a feasibility study which helped lower the risks in upscaling their production capacity of biocomposites.

Using digital technologies to re-establish the connection between young people and forests.

The Finnish Natural Resources Institute used EAFRD funding to develop the production of mushrooms for food and medicine to give forest owners an alternative income source.

A feasibility study was launched in order to set the foundations for turning an ancient crater lake into a driver for local development.