An initiative to promote young farmers participation entrepreneurship and innovation
for sustainable rural areas
Projects & Practice
Start-up courses designed specifically for new entrants to farming ensure a strong grounding in both agricultural and business principles in the Flanders region of 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.

‘Nos Oignons’ is an association that supported the preparation and implementation of three RDP funded projects that promote social farming in Wallonia.

RDP support helped a farmer to acquire the necessary equipment and infrastructure to continue expanding his organic beef cattle herd.

A farm used RDP support to acquire new machinery in order to improve its strawberry production and increase its profitability.

A slaughterhouse was established on the island of Bornholm to offer slaughtering facilities to small husbandry farms or for larger herds of sheep or cattle.

A project to shorten the value chain from the farm to the consumer, to increase the availability of high-quality, local foods and to increase local business profitability.

Supporting vulnerable people and facilitating their re-integration into society through small volunteer jobs on local farms.

An environmental NGO implemented a project to preserve and maintain an old clay pit that provides shelter to a number of rare and endangered species.