Poland’s RDP allocated a ‘lump sum’ funding package for LEADER Local Actions Groups to help them prepare their Local Development Strategies for the 2014-2020 period.
Projects & Practice

An agricultural business used RDP support to improve its capacity to process and store its produce, while producing renewable energy from the sun.

Setting up a micro-fund as an alternative way to provide guarantees or loans for small, local organisations.

Business Development for Women’ provided a business training programme to 60 women, giving them the knowledge and skills necessary to create a business plan for developing their rural business.

On farm care is a new type of service which can help farms diversify while significantly contributing to a more natural rehabilitation process for people in need.

A very small island in Sweden used EAFRD support to broaden the range of services offered by a village shop by building a café area and a kitchen.

A small Estonian organic farm used EAFRD funding to scale up its production of herbs by investing in new machinery and upgrading buildings to help the business to grow.

A local producer of syrups and vinegars in Estonia used EAFRD funding to scale up production to create a business that sells to restaurants, shops and big suppliers.

A year-round holiday cottage was built on an equestrian farm to accommodate guests. The construction used natural materials such as moss and wood.

LAG-owned projects in Sweden are used to allow small seed-funding for specific purposes.