Projects & Practice

'Lejascini’ – Construction of a primary processing facility for grain seeds

Keywords:: Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Product quality, Young farmers
Countries:: Latvia

A young farmer used RDP investment support for the construction of a facility for primary processing of grain seeds.

Kriksi farm – investing in agricultural machinery for harvesting animal feed

Keywords:: Agriculture, Energy efficiency, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Product quality
Countries:: Latvia

An organic cattle breeding family farm used RDP investment support to acquire machinery for the efficient harvest of high-quality animal feed.

Härkis Ltd. – Setting up a factory to process Fava Beans

Keywords:: Added value, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Market development, Product quality
Countries:: Finland

The construction of a new production facility to process minced fava beans and to take advantage of the market shift from meat to plant-based protein foods.

Setting up a modern seed processing complex

Keywords:: Added value, Agriculture, Competitiveness, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Producer groups, Product quality
Countries:: Latvia

A dynamic agricultural cooperative used Rural Development Programme support for the setting up of a modern seed processing facility in order to enhance its competitiveness.

Purchase of a new tractor by a wine producing family farm

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation
Countries:: Croatia

A family farm specialised on wine production used RDP support to acquire a new tractor and in this way improve its productivity and competitiveness.

Expansion & modernisation of a sheep farm

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Organic farming
Countries:: Bulgaria

A market-driven investment to increase a sheep farm’s competitiveness, through the intensification of high quality organic milk production.

Land Consolidation in St. Martin Wingertsberg’s vineyards

Keywords:: Agriculture, Environmental protection, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Protected areas, Sustainability, Tourism
Countries:: Germany

A land consolidation project helped restore the functionality of vineyard terraces and thus maintained a landscape which is a habitat of rare species.

Investing in a unit for processing, pasteurisation and storage of liquid eggs

Keywords:: Added value, Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Rural business
Countries:: Bulgaria

A modern hen farm producing eggs for human consumption, set up a new unit to process non commercial eggs and therefore increase its competitiveness.

Henryk Sondej farm – increasing the efficiency of an agricultural business

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Energy efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Renewable energy, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Poland

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

SIA - “Positive Foods”

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Rural SMEs, Women
Countries:: Latvia

RDP support enabled a home-based business that sells quality vegetarian food products to increase its production capacity and reach out to an international market.