Projects & Practice

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.

Madrid-KmRegion – Strengthening the food chain and short distribution channels

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Direct marketing, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Short supply chains & local markets, Young farmers
Countries:: Spain

An EIP Operational Group was set up to strengthen the food chain and create short distribution channels for small and medium farms in the Madrid region.

From fleece to dress, a workshop using by-product of livestock

Keywords:: Added value, Competitiveness, Demography, Diversification, Education & lifelong learning, Entrepreneurship, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Spain

A rural women’s association used Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to organise wool processing training courses and to create employment opportunities by valorising wool, a by-product of sheep meat production.

Supporting the operation of small-scale anaerobic digesters in Flanders

Keywords:: Agriculture, Climate change adaptation, Cooperation, Information & promotion activities, Innovation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Belgium

Setting up an EIP Operational Group that aims to enable Flemish farmers to operate small-scale anaerobic digesters more efficiently.

GO INNOLAND

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Education & lifelong learning, Knowledge transfer, Networking
Countries:: Spain

Set up an operational group to improve the efficiency of the fruit production sector in Spain by developing new approaches for joint management of farms.

Andalusian Shepherds School - Spain

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Information & promotion activities, Job creation, Knowledge transfer
Countries:: Spain

The Andalusian Shepherds School is a training project looking to increase generational relay in rural areas. The project involves traditional and innovative knowledge, together with environmental aspects linked to pastoral livestock.