Projects & Practice

Tomar Natural - artisanal spirulina production

Keywords:: Added value, Innovation, Market development, Product quality, Rural business, Young farmers
Countries:: Portugal

A producer of artisanal Spirulina used CAP support to differentiate and promote his artisanal product in the Portuguese market.

Establishment of a cheese workshop

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Women, Young farmers
Countries:: Hungary

Support for setting up young farmers and adding value to agricultural products in processing enabled a young entrepreneur to set up her own family business on producing artisanal dairy products.

Codita Sorin-Cristian - a young farmer’s individual enterprise

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Rural SMEs, Young farmers
Countries:: Romania

EAFRD support enabled a young person to start his own commercially-oriented farm, thus contributing to the generational renewal of the sector.

Koronya Horticulture – developing a start-up business in horticulture

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Direct marketing, Entrepreneurship, Rural business, Women, Young farmers
Countries:: Hungary

A female entrepreneur used Rural Development Programme (RDP) support for young farmers to grow her business of producing herbs and container ornamental plants.

RUSIMOVICI NEGOSLAV RAICO - Development and modernisation of a vegetable farm

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Direct marketing, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation
Countries:: Romania

Turning a subsistence family farm into a dynamic agri-business through modernization and adoption of affordable new equipment.

Pepe Aromas – Producing organic prickly pears

Keywords:: Added value, Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Innovation, Market development, Organic farming
Countries:: Portugal

A unique example of a rural business which achieved economic profitability based on innovation and environmentally-friendly practices.

TULARU’ – Energy, Food and cultures

Keywords:: Agriculture, Culture, Job creation, Local food, Organic farming, Short supply chains & local markets, Young farmers
Countries:: Italy

Tularù is an organic and multi-functional closed-cycle farm born that began life as a centre for sustainable production. It offers an alternative approach to solving current environmental, social and economic issues for farms.

Cojocaru Nicusor-Alin holding, setting up as a young farmer

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Environmental protection, Job creation, Young farmers
Countries:: Romania

Using RDP support to establish an agricultural holding, purchase agricultural machinery and launch a young farmer’s career .

Innovative asparagus production in Portugal

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Energy efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Rural SMEs, Young farmers
Countries:: Portugal

An agricultural company used EAFRD funding to strengthen its production of green asparagus and increase its share of the national and European market.

La Tournerie - 11 young agronomists starting up together in agriculture

Keywords:: Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Job creation, Organic farming, Young farmers
Countries:: France

A group of young agronomists combined RDP support with innovative financial solutions like crowdfunding to develop a self-sufficient farm growing local, quality organic products.