Projects & Practice

“Come to our yard’’

Keywords:: Agriculture, Information & promotion activities, Knowledge transfer, Local food, Market development, Organic farming, Short supply chains & local markets, Sustainability
Countries:: The Netherlands

A CAP-funded knowledge sharing project to promote direct marketing and to bridge the gap between producers and consumers in the Netherlands.

Rejuvenating a small, traditional wine consortium in Northern Italy

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Information & promotion activities, Market development, Producer groups, Product quality
Countries:: Italy

A small producer group used CAP funds to promote their quality wines produced from a local traditional grape variety.

Quality cheese production in a remote mountain area

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Information & promotion activities, Market development, Mountain area, Producer groups, Product quality, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Italy

Communications campaign implemented by a producer group to increase the profile of a PDO certified cheese beyond its region of production.

“Sweet Resistants” value chain for innovation and promotion in the apple and strawberry sector

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Innovation, Market development, Producer groups, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Italy

An EIP operation group project to test and propagate new, cost-effective and environmentally friendly strawberry and apple varieties in Emilia-Romagna.

A marketing strategy to strengthen the brand of a short supply chain for pig meat

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Cooperation, Market development, Producer groups, Product quality, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: The Netherlands

A pig meat producing short supply chain developed a marketing strategy to strengthen its brand and increase demand for its high-quality products.

Participatory Guarantee Systems - Dialogue between consumers and farmers for sustainable short supply chains

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Organic farming, Producer groups, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: The Netherlands

Developing a Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) in the Netherlands as an alternative to formal certification for small producers operating in short supply chains.

Knowledge transfer DAW Alblasserwaard Vijfheerenlanden

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Cooperation, Environmental protection, Knowledge transfer, Natural resources, Producer groups, Water management
Countries:: The Netherlands

A knowledge transfer project to raise dairy farmers’ awareness about reducing nutrient leaching and run-off in order to improve water quality.

Modernisation of irrigation systems in the Lower Savinja Valley

Keywords:: Advisory services, Agriculture, Competitiveness, Energy efficiency, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Irrigation, Producer groups, Stakeholder involvement
Countries:: Slovenia

RDP funds were used to improve the management of water resources in an area of intensive agriculture.

Flora Aromatica Santaluce testing a model for the promotion of a territory

Keywords:: Agriculture, Food & Drink, Local food, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Italy

A cooperation project contributed to the development of a local value chain and created new diversified income opportunities in agriculture and agritourism.

A new value-chain for the promotion of organic production from arable crops in the Marche region of Italy

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Organic farming, Product quality, Short supply chains & local markets, Stakeholder involvement
Countries:: Italy

Italian farmers join forces in new organics value chain.