Projects & Practice

Biddenden Vineyards – modernisation project

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation
Countries:: United Kingdom

Expanding a viticulture business to meet market demand by investing in modern and efficient equipment.

Mértola Com Gosto

Keywords:: Demography, Food & Drink, Local food, Sustainability, Tourism
Countries:: Portugal

An integrated municipal strategy to build a sustainable development model for the local economy based on the agri-food identity of the territory.

A feasibility study to upscale a biocomposite production line

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Job creation, Rural business
Countries:: Finland

A start-up business in Finland used RDP financing to carry out a feasibility study which helped lower the risks in upscaling their production capacity of biocomposites.

Snowy’s Canine Therapy Centre

Keywords:: LEADER/CLLD, Rural business, Social services
Countries:: United Kingdom

Setting up a niche business start-up as a canine therapy centre.

Farm Yard Ales Microbrewery

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, LEADER/CLLD, Rural business
Countries:: United Kingdom

Support from the rural development programme for England enabled an entrepreneur to upgrade his ales brewing business.

Developing mushroom production in Finland’s forests

Keywords:: Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Cooperation, Innovation, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Finland

The Finnish Natural Resources Institute used EAFRD funding to develop the production of mushrooms for food and medicine to give forest owners an alternative income source.

GreenCareLab - A support network for nature-based businesses

Keywords:: Advisory services, Bioeconomy, Cooperation, Rural SMEs, Social inclusion
Countries:: Finland

A Finnish NGO used EAFRD funds to develop a network of nature-based service providers and activities to support their development such as study trips and work groups.