Projects & Practice

Total results: 8.

Production of lettuce and herbs using biomass from wood

Keywords: 
Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Organic farming, Product quality
Countries: 
Slovenia

Investing in cutting edge production techniques (hydroponics in pots) allowed a farmer to fill a gap in the market increasing the availability of vegetables in winter, with minimal environmental impact.

The ‘MAJNIKA’ herb garden and farm, Slovenia

Keywords: 
Agriculture, Family farming, Organic farming, Women, Young farmers
Countries: 
Slovenia

A young farmer created a new business model that combines organic farming and environmental protection with job creation and socially inclusive educational services.  

Investing on greenhouses and setting up an irrigation system

Keywords: 
Competitiveness, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, GHG & ammonia emissions, Irrigation, Job creation, Water management, Women
Countries: 
Slovenia

A young female farmer invested in the construction of greenhouses and an irrigation system to improve her farm’s profitability and mitigate production risks linked to climate change. 

Organic farming and fruit processing at the Marima farm

Keywords: 
Access to market, Agriculture, Competitiveness, Direct marketing, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Organic farming, Product quality
Countries: 
Slovenia

A subsistence farm used RDP support in order to become commercially viable by investing in organic production. 

Šalek Valley Agricultural Cooperative – producing organic beef & apples

Keywords: 
Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Organic farming, Producer groups, Product quality
Countries: 
Slovenia

An agricultural cooperative invested in setting up organic apple orchards with anti-hail nets. They also acquired agricultural machinery to support the production of organic beef.

Land Consolidation in St. Martin Wingertsberg’s vineyards

Keywords: 
Agriculture, Environmental protection, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Protected areas, Sustainability, Tourism
Countries: 
Germany

A land consolidation project helped restore the functionality of vineyard terraces and thus maintained a landscape which is a habitat of rare species.

Juhart farm – Investing in a new poultry house

Keywords: 
Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Family farming, Rural business
Countries: 
Slovenia

A family farm used RDP support to switch from cattle to turkey breeding in response to market demand.