Projects & Practice

Mein Hof, Mein Weg - My Farm, My Way

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Innovation, Networking
Countries:: Austria

“My Farm, My Way” is a web platform that allows farmers to exchange ideas and innovative practices and get to learn from each other.

Arteles Creative Center - Transforming a former school into an artists’ residence

Keywords:: Culture, Diversification, Youth
Countries:: Finland

Three Finnish artists used EAFRD funding to transform a remote former school in rural Finland into a residence for international artists, now the largest in all Scandinavia.

Organic barn for laying hens - Oberger

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Diversification, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Organic farming
Countries:: Austria

An Austrian family converted their dairy farm to produce organic eggs from laying hens in a barn after they saw an opportunity in the market.

Using residual wood from landscape management

Keywords:: Information & promotion activities, LEADER/CLLD, Renewable energy
Countries:: Belgium

LEADER support was used to exploit the potential of using large quantities of waste wood from landscape management as a renewable energy source.

Studying and promoting biogas production in the territory of the LAG ‘Pays des Condruses’

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Bioeconomy, LEADER/CLLD, Renewable energy
Countries:: Belgium

In an area where cattle breeding is predominent, LEADER funding helped explore the potentials of producing biogas from manure produced in the farms.

Producing and packaging biofuel (PELLET) from olives harvesting residues

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Diversification, Renewable energy, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Greece

A biofuel production and packaging line was established in an olive growing region of Greece. The waste residues are used to produce biofuel (PELLET) offering considerable economic and environmental benefits.