Projects & Practice

Revitalisation of the park in Liptovský Peter village

Keywords:: Local Development Strategy, Social inclusion, Tourism
Countries:: Slovakia

Local regeneration project in Slovakia revitalises rural village amenities.

Rural Slovakia’s House of Folk Clothing

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

Harnessing cultural heritage as a rural development tool in Slovakia.

The Oriniemenjoki River catchment area water protection project

Keywords:: Environmental protection, Information & promotion activities, Stakeholder involvement, Sustainability, Water management
Countries:: Finland

River management plan helps Finnish farmers improve aquatic ecosystems

Rural Youth in focus

Keywords:: Demography, Inter-territorial/Transnational cooperation, LEADER/CLLD, Local Development Strategy, Networking, Social inclusion, Youth
Countries:: Finland

Youth strategy tackles rural depopulation challenges in western Finland.

Rural Working Hubs

Keywords:: Demography, Digitisation, Entrepreneurship, Inter-territorial/Transnational cooperation, LEADER/CLLD, Rural services
Countries:: Finland

Demonstrating the feasibility of rural working hubs in Finland and Ireland

Rural Future Makers project

Keywords:: Demography, Entrepreneurship, Local Development Strategy, Youth
Countries:: Finland

A Local Action Group (LAG) in Central Finland created a new network and the enabling conditions for young people to plan and implement their own local development ideas.

Producing pellet from horse manure

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Renewable energy
Countries:: Slovakia

A farm used Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to produce horse manure pellets that can be used as an organic fertiliser as well as a source of renewable energy.

Toys Museum in Rhodes Island

Keywords:: Culture, Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Tourism, Youth
Countries:: Greece

Setting up a toy museum in a small island village to provide children with access to cultural activities and to stimulate the local economy.

Restoration of four traditional houses on Nisyros island

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Tourism
Countries:: Greece

Rural Development Programme (RDP) support contributed to the revitalisation of an almost abandoned village in the small Aegean island of Nisyros.

Eliana bakery upgrade

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Food & Drink, Job creation, Rural business
Countries:: Greece

A bakery in a small Aegean island used Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to modernise its workshop and expand its production capacity to provide high quality local products.