Projects & Practice

Start-up aid for young farmers – Farma pod Radhoštěm s.r.o.

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Family farming, Product quality, Sustainability, Women, Young farmers
Countries:: Czech Republic

Czech young farmer modernises her small farm’s production of artisan wool.

Axiaq farm - A Maltese way to high-tech environmentally friendly agriculture

Keywords:: Agriculture, Climate change adaptation, Competitiveness, Innovation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Malta

CAP funds invest in innovative Maltese aquaponics and vertical farming greenhouse

A young farmer’s niche cut flower business

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Rural business, Young farmers
Countries:: Malta

CAP funds help young farmer establish a family business in horticulture in Malta.

A lavender and herb farm creates employment for people with disabilities

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Job creation, Organic farming, Social inclusion, Young farmers
Countries:: Czech Republic

A young farmer with reduced mobility used support from the Rural Development Programme (RDP) to expand his organic lavender farm and create jobs for people with disabilities.

The use of renewable energy to improve air quality

Keywords:: Education & lifelong learning, Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Information & promotion activities, Rural services, Sustainability, Vocational training & skills acquisition
Countries:: Poland

A project that promotes the use of renewable energy to improve air quality through training and awareness raising.

Acquiring a combine harvester and a nitrogen testing equipment

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Diversification, Rural business, Soil management
Countries:: Poland

A company offering agricultural services to farmers used RDP support to acquire a new combine harvester and a nitrogen testing equipment which regulates the amount of fertiliser applied across the entire crop.

Studiecirklar om diken – ‘Study circles’ on ditch management

Keywords:: Agriculture, Climate change adaptation, Education & lifelong learning, Knowledge transfer, Soil management
Countries:: Sweden

A new participatory approach for increasing landowners’ knowledge on how to manage drainage ditches that play a key role in Swedish agriculture.

Improving the accessibility for visitors to a restored nature reserve

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Protected areas, Tourism, Water management
Countries:: Sweden

Support from the Swedish Rural Development Programme helped improve accessibility for visitors in a restored municipal nature reserve.

Upgrading a sheep farm and opening of Farm Shop by a Maltese young farmer

Keywords:: Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Direct marketing, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Product quality, Young farmers
Countries:: Malta

A Maltese young farmer took over his father’s sheep farm in order to preserve local traditions, whilst incorporating new and innovative ideas in the production and marketing process.

Diversification to non-agricultural activities on the farm Abraham

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Rural business
Countries:: Czech Republic

A diversified farm with a carpentry workshop, used RDP support to acquire a telescopic handler in order to improve its productivity.