Projects & Practice

Refurbishment of the family-owned dairy processing plant in Romania

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Product quality, Rural business
Countries:: Romania

CAP funds were used by a family-owned dairy processing plant to modernise its production facilities and introduce a merchandise management software.

Setting-up of wooden toy manufacturing workshop in rural Romania

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Product quality, Rural business
Countries:: Romania

EAFRD support enabled a pair of entrepreneurs to harness their experience to establish a wooden toy manufacturing business, stimulating diversified economic activity and creating jobs in a rural area.

PimAB project – Innovative practices in Organic Agriculture

Keywords:: Access to market, Information & promotion activities, Irrigation, Organic farming, Sustainability, Water management
Countries:: France

CAP funds help raise awareness about innovative organic farming practices in France.

Cooperation for local market development in Dobrogea region

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Cooperation, Information & promotion activities, Local food, Market development, Product quality, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Romania

CAP support enabled three partners in a short supply chain to build local demand for their traditional product range through strategic business investments and a wide-ranging promotional campaign.

Cooperation for the development of a fresh fruit short supply chain

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Food & Drink, LEADER/CLLD, Local food, Market development, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Romania

Using LEADER funding and LAG guidance, four fruit growers worked in partnership with a school and an agritourism guesthouse to establish a short supply chain.

Setting up a short supply chain for traditional food products in Brasov County

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Information & promotion activities, Market development, Producer groups, Product quality, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Romania

CAP funding enables Romanian farmers to establish successful short supply chain for quality food.

KLIMIS - BBQ briquettes from olive stones

Keywords:: Added value, Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Competitiveness, Innovation, Renewables
Countries:: Greece

A family-owned business created multiple revenue streams by creating a new product from an olive stone by-product, demonstrating sustainable economic development and environmental protection.

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.

Bergers du Larzac - Improving cheese quality and production capacity

Keywords:: Added value, Animal husbandry, Energy efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Producer groups, Product quality
Countries:: France

A cooperative focused on quality cheese production, used Rural Development Programme support to expand its facilities and thus ensure the continuous growth of its business.