Projects & Practice

Restoration and preservation of St. Nicholas Church, in Telesti, Gorj County

Keywords:: Culture, Job creation, Tourism
Countries:: Romania

RDP support financed a series of restoration and basic works on a historic monument church in rural Romania.

Tiges et chavées - Sustainable management of private forests

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Market development, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Tourism
Countries:: Belgium

Promoting the sustainable management of small, privately owned forests. This is the winning initiative of the 2019 Rural Inspiration Awards in the 'LEADER' category.

ViciGAL - transformation of a former railway line into a green lane for cycling

Keywords:: LEADER/CLLD, Public goods, Rural services, Tourism
Countries:: Belgium

Supporting the preparatory work for the creation of a 41 km green lane linking up bends the Meuse river between the municipalities of Yvoir and Huy in Wallonia.

Chevetogne - combining a wetland ecosystem observation area with social tourism

Keywords:: Environmental protection, LEADER/CLLD, Protected areas, Tourism
Countries:: Belgium

Restoring a wetland ecosystem and creating an observation area, for ecological, hydrological, educational and touristic purposes.

Aviputna S.R.L. – modernisation of a poultry farm in Romania

Keywords:: Animal welfare, Competitiveness, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Product quality, Rural business
Countries:: Romania

A poultry farm used RDP support to modernise its facilities and produce high quality free range eggs.

Upscaling a confectionary and patisserie workshop in rural Romania

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Product quality, Rural business, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Romania

Financed by the Romanian rural development programme, a small patisserie and confectionary workshop upscaled its business by constructing a new building to increase its production capacity and offer utility areas to customers.

Setting up a botanical garden and providing training to young farmers

Keywords:: Environmental protection, Tourism, Vocational training & skills acquisition, Young farmers
Countries:: Romania

A small commune in Romania used EAFRD support to restore and promote its local landmark: a botanical garden, and design a training programme on environmental aspects for young farmers.

The forest of the Land of Chimay

Keywords:: Forestry, Information & promotion activities, Tourism
Countries:: Belgium

The project supported the area of Chimay to promote 'green tourism' and boost local development by fostering cooperation among local stakeholders.

GO Eastbelgium

Keywords:: Digitisation, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), LEADER/CLLD, Smart Villages, Tourism
Countries:: Belgium

An innovative LEADER project promotes hiking in the Belgian Eifel area by means of an online hiking planner tool, GPS navigation and a smartphone app.