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.

"Lernort Bauernhof" – the farm as a place of learning

Keywords:: Agriculture, Knowledge transfer, Local food, Product quality
Countries:: Germany

A CAP-funded educational programme raises awareness about agriculture among school students and creates a new income stream for farms as providers of educational services.

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.

“Clean yard, clean ditch. This is how you do it’’

Keywords:: Agriculture, Communication, Environmental sustainability, Information & promotion activities, Knowledge transfer, Water management
Countries:: The Netherlands

A CAP-funded knowledge-sharing project to help farmers reduce agricultural pollution and improve water quality.

’World wise with the Dutch Mushroom’

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Innovation, Knowledge transfer, Market development, Short supply chains & local markets, Stakeholder involvement
Countries:: The Netherlands

A CAP-funded knowledge transfer project targeting mushrooms producers in the Netherlands.

“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.

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.

A model advisory project on nature conservation and protection

Keywords:: Advisory services, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Cooperation, Environmental protection, Networking
Countries:: Germany

A cooperation project to develop an innovative, area-specific model of nature conservation advisory services.