Projects & Practice

Start-up aid for young farmers – Farma pod Radhoštěm s.r.o.

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Family farming, Product quality, Sustainability, Women, Young farmers
Countries:: Czech Republic

Czech young farmer modernises her small farm’s production of artisan wool.

Martina Tomšíčková’s goat farm – Processing organic goat milk

Keywords:: Diversification, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Organic farming, Women, Young farmers
Countries:: Czech Republic

CAP funds in Czechia support organic family farm diversification into goat cheese.

Axiaq farm - A Maltese way to high-tech environmentally friendly agriculture

Keywords:: Agriculture, Climate change adaptation, Competitiveness, Innovation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Malta

CAP funds invest in innovative Maltese aquaponics and vertical farming greenhouse

A young farmer’s niche cut flower business

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Rural business, Young farmers
Countries:: Malta

CAP funds help young farmer establish a family business in horticulture in Malta.

A lavender and herb farm creates employment for people with disabilities

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Job creation, Organic farming, Social inclusion, Young farmers
Countries:: Czech Republic

A young farmer with reduced mobility used support from the Rural Development Programme (RDP) to expand his organic lavender farm and create jobs for people with disabilities.

Michaela Hlubková - a dairy farm start-up

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Entrepreneurship, Women, Young farmers
Countries:: Czech Republic

A young female farmer used RDP support to develop her goat dairy farm into a dairy and become a major supplier of dairy products domestically and abroad.

Installing a cow herd management system in a dairy farm

Keywords:: Agriculture, Animal welfare, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Women, Young farmers
Countries:: Poland

A young female farmer used RDP support to install a cow herd management system which improved the economic and animal welfare performance of the farm.

Acquiring a combine harvester and a nitrogen testing equipment

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Diversification, Rural business, Soil management
Countries:: Poland

A company offering agricultural services to farmers used RDP support to acquire a new combine harvester and a nitrogen testing equipment which regulates the amount of fertiliser applied across the entire crop.

Mobiiliaurinkovarasto - Solar energy on wheels

Keywords:: Climate, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Finland

Using RDP support to develop and test a prototype mobile solar power station that can produce clean energy at any location without needing any fixed infrastructure.

Upgrading a sheep farm and opening of Farm Shop by a Maltese young farmer

Keywords:: Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Direct marketing, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Product quality, Young farmers
Countries:: Malta

A Maltese young farmer took over his father’s sheep farm in order to preserve local traditions, whilst incorporating new and innovative ideas in the production and marketing process.