Projects & Practice

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.

Animal welfare by the Ollikkala pig farm

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Animal welfare, Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship
Countries:: Finland

A pig farm used Rural Development Programme (RDP) funding to improve the animals’ living conditions and the branding of their products.

Increasing the production capacity of the “Jaunpils Dairy” factory in Latvia

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Job creation, Producer groups, Product quality, Rural business
Countries:: Latvia

In response to the changing global markets, a dairy used Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to reorient its production and maintain its export potential.

Investing in on-farm berry processing and direct sales

Keywords:: Added value, Agriculture, Competitiveness, Direct marketing, Job creation, Product quality, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Finland

On-farm processing can add value to the product and can also make farming a more attractive choice for young farmers - as demonstrated by a berry farm in Finland.

Feasibility study on setting up a biogas plant

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Energy efficiency, Renewable energy, Renewables
Countries:: Finland

Punkalaidun municipality conducted a feasibility study for setting up a biogas plant producing energy from manure, which resulted in an investment decision.