Projects & Practice

EIP Operational Group - Grass2Algae

Keywords:: Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Climate change adaptation, Cooperation, Innovation
Countries:: Belgium

CAP funds in Belgium help convert waste grass into superfood algae.

Arbocus Ltd - Purchase of forestry machinery

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Forestry, Job creation, Rural business
Countries:: Hungary

EAFRD-funded modernisation investment for a forestry company in south-western Hungary.

Innovative technologies for the cultivation and pre-processing of organic hemp seeds

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Innovation, Market development, Organic farming
Countries:: Latvia

A cooperation project to develop the technology for growing and processing organic hemp seeds.

Autonomous beekeeping monitoring system to increase the productivity of apiculture

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Innovation
Countries:: Latvia

A partnership project to develop an autonomous apiary monitoring system.

Establishment of a chinchilla farm

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Renewable energy, Short supply chains & local markets, Women
Countries:: Hungary

A farmer used CAP funding to start a new chinchilla breeding activity using renewable energy.

Modernization of the Dary Natury company

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Product quality, Renewable energy, Rural business
Countries:: Poland

A herbal products company used CAP funds to modernise its production infrastructure and create new organic fruit and vegetable products.

Agárdi Csóbor Ltd - expanding the production capacity of a family-owned winery

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Hungary

A family-owned winery used support from the Hungarian Rural Development Programme (RDP) to increase its production capacity and improve its energy efficiency.

Majsai Horticulture Ltd - construction of greenhouses and the introduction of modern technologies

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Irrigation, Job creation
Countries:: Hungary

A family farm used investment support from the Hungarian Rural Development Programme (RDP) to improve its competitiveness in the horticultural sector in Hungary.

Establishment of a cheese workshop

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Women, Young farmers
Countries:: Hungary

Support for setting up young farmers and adding value to agricultural products in processing enabled a young entrepreneur to set up her own family business on producing artisanal dairy products.

An innovative model of production, processing and distribution of herbs in the Zielawa Valley, Poland

Keywords:: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Innovation, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Poland

An EIP Operational Group developed and tested a unique end-to-end agroforestry production process that is sustainable, profitable for the farm and the processing company, and which benefits consumers through products made in a way that supports the environment.