Projects & Practice

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.

Integrated veterinary services using a mobile lab

Keywords:: Animal welfare, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Rural business, Rural services
Countries:: Romania

Responding to clients’ needs by offering new integrated veterinary services using a mobile laboratory.

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.

Developing local food sales through knowledge and skills

Keywords:: Cooperation, Direct marketing, Short supply chains & local markets, Vocational training & skills acquisition
Countries:: Finland

A Finnish University used EAFRD funding to organise information days, pilot projects and professional tours to enable food processing companies to develop their local sales.

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.

Laastu farm - Generating solar power on a strawberry farm

Keywords:: Agriculture, Job creation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Estonia

A family-owned strawberry farm in Estonia used EAFRD funding to develop the generation of solar power, enabling the farm to expand and increasing their profits.