Projects & Practice

Production of lettuce and herbs using biomass from wood

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Organic farming, Product quality
Countries:: Slovenia

Investing in cutting edge production techniques (hydroponics in pots) allowed a farmer to fill a gap in the market increasing the availability of vegetables in winter, with minimal environmental impact.

Investing on greenhouses and setting up an irrigation system

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, GHG & ammonia emissions, Irrigation, Job creation, Water management, Women
Countries:: Slovenia

A young female farmer invested in the construction of greenhouses and an irrigation system to improve her farm’s profitability and mitigate production risks linked to climate change.

Organic farming and fruit processing at the Marima farm

Keywords:: Access to market, Agriculture, Competitiveness, Direct marketing, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Organic farming, Product quality
Countries:: Slovenia

A subsistence farm used RDP support in order to become commercially viable by investing in organic production.

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.

Šalek Valley Agricultural Cooperative – producing organic beef & apples

Keywords:: Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Organic farming, Producer groups, Product quality
Countries:: Slovenia

An agricultural cooperative invested in setting up organic apple orchards with anti-hail nets. They also acquired agricultural machinery to support the production of organic beef.

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.

Juhart farm – Investing in a new poultry house

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Family farming, Rural business
Countries:: Slovenia

A family farm used RDP support to switch from cattle to turkey breeding in response to market demand.

Expanding the Uuskaubi herb business in Estonia

Keywords:: Added value, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Estonia

A small Estonian organic farm used EAFRD funding to scale up its production of herbs by investing in new machinery and upgrading buildings to help the business to grow.