Projects & Practice

Implementing organic agriculture in Sardinia

Keywords:: Added value, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Competitiveness, Environmental sustainability, Family farming, GHG & ammonia emissions, Organic farming
Countries:: Italy

A Sardinian agricultural company applied for RDP support in order to maintain its organic agriculture production systems.

Supporting viticulture on steep slopes and terraces

Keywords:: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate change adaptation, Environmental protection, Family farming, Organic farming, Product quality
Countries:: Luxembourg

Granting a premium to support viticulture on steep slopes and terraced vineyards as a high-quality farming practice

INNOVAPANE – Innovative practices to produce Tuscan bread with natural yeast

Keywords:: Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Innovation, Producer groups, Product quality
Countries:: Italy

An integrated project in Italy supported farmers to add value to the local production of wheat and wheat flour, and thus become more competitive.

IMES-SEMI - Adding value to seed oil production by introducing innovative solutions

Keywords:: Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Cooperation, Innovation, Producer groups, Product quality
Countries:: Italy

A number of arable farms formed a consortium to explore the possibility of growing oleaginous crops and adding value to the local production.

Innovative business opportunities from donkey milk

Keywords:: Added value, Animal husbandry, Diversification, Producer groups
Countries:: Italy

The members of a cooperative in Tuscany, cooperated with a university to investigate the possibility to produce cheese, yogurt and possibly cosmetics from donkey milk.

Restoring and adding value to an abandoned cork plantation

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Forestry, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Italy

A cork producing business confronted high production costs due to increasing cost of raw materials. To tackle this the company used EAFRD support to restore its own forest and improve its productivity.

BIONET – Preserving Biodiversity in Veneto

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Cooperation, Information & promotion activities
Countries:: Italy

In the region of Veneto a network of actors cooperated to preserve biodiversity and to provide targeted support to farmers engaged in this task.