Projects & Practice

KLIMIS - BBQ briquettes from olive stones

Keywords:: Added value, Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Competitiveness, Innovation, Renewables
Countries:: Greece

A family-owned business created multiple revenue streams by creating a new product from an olive stone by-product, demonstrating sustainable economic development and environmental protection.

Aeroponics Mediterranean Ltd. – ‘Planty’

Keywords:: Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Market development, Product quality, Sustainability
Countries:: Cyprus

‘Planty’ have built a state-of-the-art greenhouse, that uses environmentally friendly techniques and covers the complete production cycle from seed to market.

Zacharias Symeou Sheep Farm

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Organic farming, Product quality, Renewable energy
Countries:: Cyprus

A family farm used investment support to set up a state-of-the-art sheep farm for the production of high-quality sheep milk.

Broadband Network Development in Rural ‘White Areas’ of Greece

Keywords:: Broadband, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Rural services
Countries:: Greece

The Rural Broadband project is a national intervention to close the digital divide in remote and sparsely populated rural ‘white areas’.

Producing and packaging biofuel (PELLET) from olives harvesting residues

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Diversification, Renewable energy, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Greece

A biofuel production and packaging line was established in an olive growing region of Greece. The waste residues are used to produce biofuel (PELLET) offering considerable economic and environmental benefits.