Projects & Practice

A knowledge sharing programme initiated by a cooperative to improve the position of small producers in the value chain. 

Mobilising rural awareness in Finland about sustainable transport opportunities
 

A social enterprise used RDP funding to foster social innovation and entrepreneurship in one of the most depopulated regions in Europe. 

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.

Reintroducing the traditional practice of controlled forest burning, as means to promote biodiversity and create new business opportunities in the forestry sector.

An educational institution for farmers in Austria used RDP support to develop a training  programme using digital, web-based technologies and applications.

A series of seminars to improve the economic performance and viability of agricultural enterprises,  by offering information and training on risk management tools.

Precision farming has great economic and environmental potentials and a project was set up to promote its use in the Austrian context.

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.
 

“My Farm, My Way” is a web platform that allows farmers to exchange ideas and innovative practices and get to learn from each other.