Projects & Practice

Organic farming and fruit processing at the Marima farm

Keywords:: Access to market, Agriculture, Competitiveness, Direct marketing, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Organic farming, Product quality
Countries:: Slovenia

A subsistence farm used RDP support in order to become commercially viable by investing in organic production.

Šalek Valley Agricultural Cooperative – producing organic beef & apples

Keywords:: Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Organic farming, Producer groups, Product quality
Countries:: Slovenia

An agricultural cooperative invested in setting up organic apple orchards with anti-hail nets. They also acquired agricultural machinery to support the production of organic beef.

Juhart farm – Investing in a new poultry house

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Family farming, Rural business
Countries:: Slovenia

A family farm used RDP support to switch from cattle to turkey breeding in response to market demand.

Setting up an organic apple orchard for direct selling

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Organic farming
Countries:: Slovenia

An old abandoned farm through three separate investments was turned into an orchard with hail protection nets and a building to store the produce and equipment.

Sustainable local food 2013

Keywords:: Local food, Organic farming, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Slovenia

The cooperative ‘Dobrina’ used LEADER support for awareness raising and capacity building activities in order to promote locally produced high quality fresh food to public schools and attract more producers.

Adding value to the traditional local produce of Pomurje

Keywords:: Added value, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Slovenia

The Kodila meat processing company used EAFRD funds to invest in new equipment in order to enhance the quality of its PDO ham and increase its production volumes.