Projects & Practice

Expansion & modernisation of a sheep farm

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Organic farming
Countries:: Bulgaria

A market-driven investment to increase a sheep farm’s competitiveness, through the intensification of high quality organic milk production.

Investing in a unit for processing, pasteurisation and storage of liquid eggs

Keywords:: Added value, Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Rural business
Countries:: Bulgaria

A modern hen farm producing eggs for human consumption, set up a new unit to process non commercial eggs and therefore increase its competitiveness.

Modernisation of a cannery to stimulate the local economy

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Product quality, Rural business, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Bulgaria

Modernisation of a cannery with new machinery leading to improved competitiveness and a stronger local short supply chain.

Installation of a net to protect fruit orchards against natural threats

Keywords:: Agriculture, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Risk management
Countries:: Bulgaria

Installing a net to reduce the risk of damage from natural threats such as hail, torrential rains, birds and insects.

Expanding an organic cherry garden

Keywords:: Agriculture, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Organic farming
Countries:: Bulgaria

EAFRD support was used to convert 5.4 ha of abandoned land into organic cherries orchards, thus helping to expand the harvest season and increase the farms profitability.

Acquiring machinery for research trials and precision farming

Keywords:: Agriculture, Farm restructuring/modernisation
Countries:: Bulgaria

EAFRD support was used by a farmer to invest in precision farming and become more productive and comply to the needs of his long term client, a research institute.