Projects & Practice

Medved Farm – Investing in soil conservation practices

Keywords:: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate change adaptation, Competitiveness, Energy efficiency, Environmental sustainability, Sustainability
Countries:: Slovenia

A family farm invested in soil conservation practices to increase its capacity to store water and its microbial biomass activity.

Hiša vin Kokol (Rebirth of vine / grapes)

Keywords:: Added value, Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Entrepreneurship, Environmental sustainability, Product quality, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees
Countries:: Slovenia

The project took nature-friendly vine cultivation on a family farm a step further to develop zero-waste processing methods that valorise all by-products of grapes in a sustainable and fully circular way. The resulting seeds, oil and flour have proved very popular with customers.

Zagorin Hellas - Control by sexual confusion of pest Lepidoptera in apple orchards

Keywords:: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Producer groups
Countries:: Greece

A cooperative of apple producers set up a joint effort among its members to control the codling moth, a major pest, by means of sexual confusion.

AECM scheme on the farm Kašperské Hory

Keywords:: Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Environmental sustainability, Organic farming
Countries:: Czech Republic

An example of a large-scale previously state owned farm, which now successfully combines economic sustainability and the provision of public goods.