Projects & Practice

Farmer Audrius Juška's investments in winter greenhouses

Keywords:: Agriculture, Climate change adaptation, Competitiveness, Energy efficiency, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Lithuania

An EAFRD funded investment in high-tech greenhouse horticulture based on renewable energy.

Establishment of a chinchilla farm

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Renewable energy, Short supply chains & local markets, Women
Countries:: Hungary

A farmer used CAP funding to start a new chinchilla breeding activity using renewable energy.

CAP-funded farm advisory services help modernise Madrid’s regional agricultural sector

Keywords:: Advisory services, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Knowledge transfer, Sustainability, Young farmers
Countries:: Spain

New advisory services help modernise Madrid’s regional agricultural sector.

Agárdi Csóbor Ltd - expanding the production capacity of a family-owned winery

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Hungary

A family-owned winery used support from the Hungarian Rural Development Programme (RDP) to increase its production capacity and improve its energy efficiency.

Establishment of a cheese workshop

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Women, Young farmers
Countries:: Hungary

Support for setting up young farmers and adding value to agricultural products in processing enabled a young entrepreneur to set up her own family business on producing artisanal dairy products.

RETA - Network of Farm Incubators

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Innovation, Young farmers
Countries:: Spain

A European Innovation Partnership (EIP) operational group established a network of farm incubators in Spain to support young farmers who do not have previous family connections or a background in farming.

GOTECFOR – Supporting the use of Forest Biomass in the agro-industry

Keywords:: Broadband, Cooperation, Energy efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Forestry, Innovation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Portugal

GOTECFOR is an EIP-AGRI operational group that contributes to the bioeconomy by seeking to optimise the value chain of forest biomass, as a fuel for heating.

Building dry stone walls in the Balearic Islands

Keywords:: Agriculture, Climate change adaptation, Environmental protection, Family farming, Natural resources, Young farmers
Countries:: Spain

A young farmer received RDP support to build stone wall terraces, helping him to improve the farm’s productivity, while protecting its soil from erosion.

Establishing poplar tree plantations for industrial use in Hungary

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, Entrepreneurship, Forestry, Innovation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Hungary

Using Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to set up modern poplar plantations in response to the increasing demand from industry for high quality raw materials

Hydroponic production of tomatoes in glass eco-greenhouses

Keywords:: Added value, Agriculture, Competitiveness, Diversification, Energy efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Innovation, Job creation, Product quality, Renewable energy, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Portugal

A major exporting agricultural company in Portugal, used EAFRD support to develop a state-of-the-art innovative, greenhouse production unit.