Projects & Practice

“Lamb lift” Innovation to stimulate lamb production

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Animal welfare, Cooperation, Innovation, Market development, Producer groups, Product quality, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Sweden

An EIP-AGRI Operational Group established a new quality standard for Swedish lamb in order to increase the competitiveness of the sector.

Business Boost- Collaboration for more regional food

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Knowledge transfer, Local food, Market development, Networking, Product quality, Rural business, Short supply chains & local markets, Women
Countries:: Sweden

A CAP-funded project aimed to build the capacity of small-scale producers to reach the regional market and shorten the region’s food chain.

Mega Legumes - Swedish protein crops as raw material for the food industry

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Food & Drink, Innovation, Market development, Product quality, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Sweden

An EIP-AGRI Operational Group used CAP funds to test the requirements for protein crop production and processing in Sweden.

Åsbo Gård – using biogas to produce electricity and heating

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Climate change adaptation, Energy efficiency, Environmental sustainability, Family farming, GHG & ammonia emissions, Renewable energy
Countries:: Sweden

A dairy family farm in Sweden invested in a biogas powered generator and a storage facility for substrates in order to become self-sufficient through the use of green energy.

Mobiiliaurinkovarasto - Solar energy on wheels

Keywords:: Climate, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Finland

Using RDP support to develop and test a prototype mobile solar power station that can produce clean energy at any location without needing any fixed infrastructure.

Animal welfare by the Ollikkala pig farm

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Animal welfare, Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship
Countries:: Finland

A pig farm used Rural Development Programme (RDP) funding to improve the animals’ living conditions and the branding of their products.

Alvesta Biogas – expanding its production capacity

Keywords:: Agriculture, Climate change adaptation, Environmental sustainability, Renewable energy
Countries:: Sweden

Support from the rural development programme was used to buy new machinery and expand the production capacity of a biogas plant.

Investing in on-farm berry processing and direct sales

Keywords:: Added value, Agriculture, Competitiveness, Direct marketing, Job creation, Product quality, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Finland

On-farm processing can add value to the product and can also make farming a more attractive choice for young farmers - as demonstrated by a berry farm in Finland.

A feasibility study to upscale a biocomposite production line

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Job creation, Rural business
Countries:: Finland

A start-up business in Finland used RDP financing to carry out a feasibility study which helped lower the risks in upscaling their production capacity of biocomposites.

Arteles Creative Center - Transforming a former school into an artists’ residence

Keywords:: Culture, Diversification, Youth
Countries:: Finland

Three Finnish artists used EAFRD funding to transform a remote former school in rural Finland into a residence for international artists, now the largest in all Scandinavia.