Projects & Practice

VALENTINO LAND srl – building a hydroponic greenhouse for growing cherry tomatoes

Keywords:: Agriculture, Energy efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Job creation, Product quality, Rural business, Young farmers
Countries:: Romania

A young entrepreneur used RDP support to build a state-of-the-art greenhouse for growing cherry tomatoes, using an innovative hydroponic system.

Purchase of a new tractor by a wine producing family farm

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation
Countries:: Croatia

A family farm specialised on wine production used RDP support to acquire a new tractor and in this way improve its productivity and competitiveness.

Booij & Brandwijk cheese development

Keywords:: Added value, Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Product quality
Countries:: The Netherlands

A cheese-producing farm used RDP support to set up a new plant for producing speciality cheeses and ensure its long-term financial sustainability.

Investing in biodynamic agriculture

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Environmental sustainability, Family farming, Organic farming, Product quality
Countries:: Croatia

RDP support helped a family farm to generate added value by applying a sustainable model of production through biodynamic agriculture.

Farmers of Amstel

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Biodiversity, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Entrepreneurship, Environmental sustainability, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Producer groups, Product quality
Countries:: The Netherlands

Amstelland Natuurzuivel is a cooperative of farmers in the Amstelland region who set up a milk factory to produce regional dairy products for the Amsterdam area.