Projects & Practice

Kiek moal in! Agricultural businesses introduce themselves

Keywords:: Agriculture, Information & promotion activities, LEADER/CLLD, Nature conservation, Protected areas, Tourism
Countries:: Germany

A CAP-funded project to raise awareness about the role of agriculture in the Bourtanger Moor Nature Park and increase direct sales of regional products.

Odlingsakademien - Cultivation Academy in Sweden

Keywords:: Agriculture, Knowledge transfer, LEADER/CLLD, Networking, Sustainability
Countries:: Sweden

A LEADER-funded knowledge transfer project about vegetable cultivation, aiming to increase the sustainability and resilience of local communities.

The Oriniemenjoki River catchment area water protection project

Keywords:: Environmental protection, Information & promotion activities, Stakeholder involvement, Sustainability, Water management
Countries:: Finland

River management plan helps Finnish farmers improve aquatic ecosystems

Rural Youth in focus

Keywords:: Demography, Inter-territorial/Transnational cooperation, LEADER/CLLD, Local Development Strategy, Networking, Social inclusion, Youth
Countries:: Finland

Youth strategy tackles rural depopulation challenges in western Finland.

Rural Working Hubs

Keywords:: Demography, Digitisation, Entrepreneurship, Inter-territorial/Transnational cooperation, LEADER/CLLD, Rural services
Countries:: Finland

Demonstrating the feasibility of rural working hubs in Finland and Ireland

Rural Future Makers project

Keywords:: Demography, Entrepreneurship, Local Development Strategy, Youth
Countries:: Finland

A Local Action Group (LAG) in Central Finland created a new network and the enabling conditions for young people to plan and implement their own local development ideas.

Fire prevention at the forest of Brandenburg

Keywords:: Environmental sustainability, Forestry, Risk management
Countries:: Germany

Rural Development Programme (RDP) support was used for helping to prevent forest fires in a former military testing area in Brandenburg, Germany, that is heavily contaminated with explosive material.

Restoration of four traditional houses on Nisyros island

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Tourism
Countries:: Greece

Rural Development Programme (RDP) support contributed to the revitalisation of an almost abandoned village in the small Aegean island of Nisyros.

Eliana bakery upgrade

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Food & Drink, Job creation, Rural business
Countries:: Greece

A bakery in a small Aegean island used Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to modernise its workshop and expand its production capacity to provide high quality local products.

Elderly family care in the arctic north

Keywords:: Demography, Healthcare, Social services, Sustainability
Countries:: Finland

Promoting family care services for the elderly in sparsely populated regions in Lapland and Koillismaa.