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.

Fitomicorrizas – Mycorrhizal plant production

Keywords:: Cooperation, Forestry, Innovation, Knowledge transfer, Market development
Countries:: Portugal

The EIP AGRI Operational Group FitoMicorrizas developed new sustainable cultivation strategies to produce mycorrhizae between native species of highly valued mycorrhizal fungi and plants.

Protecting and enhancing salt marshes and reed beds along the Shannon estuary

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Young farmers
Countries:: Ireland

A young farmer undertook voluntary agri-environmental commitments to ensure that his land provides a sufficient habitat for overwintering migratory birds and other plants and animals.

The FarmPEAT Arts Competition: ‘Love Your Wellies’

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, Cooperation, Information & promotion activities, LEADER Innovation, Soil management, Youth
Countries:: Ireland

An EIP AGRI Operational Group designed an arts competition to increase awareness among young people about the environmental impacts of intensively farming peat soils.

Energy transition education and animation

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, LEADER/CLLD, Rural services, Sustainability, Youth
Countries:: France

Raising awareness about transitioning to renewable energy and enabling young people to learn about new environmentally friendly practices.

‘Schule am Bauernhof’ (Farm School Austria): Meadow Orchards Mariazell

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Knowledge transfer, LEADER/CLLD, Sustainability, Youth
Countries:: Austria

EAFRD funds contributed to the implementation of a nationwide programme that raises awareness among school children about sustainable food production.

Ride Sharing Centre in Salzburg Lake District – Shared mobility at HAK Neumarkt school

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, Information & promotion activities, LEADER/CLLD, Market development, Youth
Countries:: Austria

A novel approach to promoting ridesharing through awareness-raising and product development actions involving school students.

EIP PRO-PRIDELAVA - Increasing agricultural productivity with efficient and sustainable use of water

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Energy efficiency, GHG & ammonia emissions, Innovation, Water management
Countries:: Slovenia

A cooperation project that promotes sustainable water use and smart irrigation, contributing to the mitigation of climate change and improving the quantity and quality of crop production.

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.