Projects & Practice

The Linen Project in the Netherlands

Keywords:: Cooperation, Innovation, Networking, Stakeholder involvement, Sustainability
Countries:: The Netherlands

CAP funds help identify opportunities for improving localised linen production.

Development of Popsi Kitchen in Estonia

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Local food, Rural business, Women
Countries:: Estonia

A bakery and patisserie in rural Estonia used CAP funds through the LEADER measure to realise a series of investments, making the business more competitive and attractive to customers.

Plasma Activated Water for Sustainable Agriculture

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Innovation, Sustainability
Countries:: The Netherlands

An EIP Operational Group worked on upscaling the production of Plasma Activated Water (PAW) and on demonstrating its effectiveness and cost efficiency as a sustainable nitrogen fertiliser.

Na-Tür-lich Dorf - Nature conservation at the doorstep

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Environmental sustainability, Nature conservation, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Stakeholder involvement, Youth
Countries:: Germany

Na-Tür-lich Dorf – Bottom-up creation of individual small-scale projects aims to conserve nature at the doorstep of villages throughout two LAG areas in Germany

Tartu County Youth Foundation

Keywords:: Culture, Entrepreneurship, LEADER Innovation, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Social inclusion, Youth
Countries:: Estonia

Fostering active and entrepreneurial youth in Tartu County

Ju & Me - A youth mentoring project in the LEADER regions "Wesermünde-Süd" and "Leipziger Muldenland"

Keywords:: Job creation, Knowledge transfer, Networking, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Youth
Countries:: Germany

Fostering new forms of youth civic participation

Woola: Replacing plastic bubble wrap by producing packaging out of waste wool

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Environmental sustainability, LEADER/CLLD, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees
Countries:: Estonia

Company in rural Estonia develops system and products to replace plastic bubble wrap packaging with packing materials made from waste wool.

Enhancing the digital creativity of young people

Keywords:: Digitisation, LEADER/CLLD, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Social inclusion, Youth
Countries:: Estonia

Engaging young people through digital media and heritage.

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.