Projects & Practice

The project focuses on improving access to agricultural land for new farmers and on adapting conventional agriculture to new agricultural systems based on the production or maintenance of biodiversity through profitable and innovative practices.

A social enterprise used RDP funding to foster social innovation and entrepreneurship in one of the most depopulated regions in Europe. 

A results-based agri-environment scheme (AES) for permanent grasslands in Baden-Württemberg.

Support from the Swedish Rural Development Programme helped improve accessibility for visitors in a restored municipal nature reserve.

In order to strengthen and expand the function of a community café as a focal point of the village community, the outdoor area of the old school hosting the café was rebuilt and designed in such a way that community events can be held outdoors.

Organising a series of educational events to raise awareness and interest about the environmental functions of the peatlands in Brandenburg.

A sports club used RDP support to renovate its facilities and offer a space that contributes to the integration of immigrants in the local society.

The Walloon RDP supports the provision of quality healthcare services for ageing inhabitants of rural areas in Belgium.

A project that demonstrates how agri-environment support can significantly help the protection of the environment while also increasing the profitability of a farm.