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Projects & Practice

Total results: 58.

Silta – a bridge for youth entrepreneurship

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, LEADER/CLLD, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Youth
Countries:: Finland

SILTA supports entrepreneurship among young people by providing a cooperative structure through which they can grow their business ideas and receive training, mentoring and peer support.

Kyrö Distillery – Investing in improved production capacity

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Food & Drink, Job creation, Rural business, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees
Countries:: Finland

A company producing rye gin and whiskey used RDP support to increase its production capacity to meet the demand of national and international markets.

PUSA project – Clean the lake Pien-Saimaa

Keywords:: Environmental protection, GHG & ammonia emissions, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Water management
Countries:: Finland

Supporting co-operation and knowledge sharing to tackle eutrophication in a vulnerable lake system.

Efficiency Check - Herd management tool for animal welfare

Keywords:: Advisory services, Animal husbandry, Animal welfare, Cooperation, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Innovation
Countries:: Austria

Developing a herd management tool to optimise efficiency and animal welfare on dairy farms.

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.

Digi-Hub for Elderly People

Keywords:: Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Rural services, Smart Villages
Countries:: Finland

A small, remote rural community of around 1 300 inhabitants in Finland launched a Digi-Hub for the elderly.

Digitisation of Reindeer Husbandry

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Digitisation, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Information & promotion activities, Innovation
Countries:: Finland

A study financed by the Finnish RDP aimed to find new digital solutions for making reindeer husbandry a more efficient and profitable business.

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.

Forest games – funny & money in the woods

Keywords:: Communication, Forestry, Information & promotion activities, Youth
Countries:: Finland

Using digital technologies to re-establish the connection between young people and forests.