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.

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.

High Welfare Floor (HWF) – Construction of an innovative barn for dairy cows in Slovenia

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Animal welfare, GHG & ammonia emissions, Innovation, Young farmers
Countries:: Slovenia

Realisation of an innovative farm investment project to improve animal welfare conditions in the barn and secure economic and environmental benefits.

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.

Martina Tomšíčková’s goat farm – Processing organic goat milk

Keywords:: Diversification, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Organic farming, Women, Young farmers
Countries:: Czech Republic

CAP funds in Czechia support organic family farm diversification into goat cheese.

Modernisation of irrigation systems in the Lower Savinja Valley

Keywords:: Advisory services, Agriculture, Competitiveness, Energy efficiency, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Irrigation, Producer groups, Stakeholder involvement
Countries:: Slovenia

RDP funds were used to improve the management of water resources in an area of intensive agriculture.

A young farmer modernised his family’s farm located in a remote mountainous area

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Mountain area, Young farmers
Countries:: Slovenia

CAP funds for a young farmer support rural revitalisation in the Slovenian mountains

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.

Lăptaria cu Caimac - Milk collecting and processing plant

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation
Countries:: Romania

Setting up a milk collection and processing plant to create added value and enable the farm to diversify its products and respond better to consumers’ needs.

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.