An initiative to promote young farmers participation entrepreneurship and innovation
for sustainable rural areas
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.

Organising bicycle rallies as a means of promoting social interaction and integration.

A bottom-up project that mobilised the inhabitants of a small town to create their own development plan.

The regional rural network of Silesia in Poland organised a study tour for its members in Scotland to raise awareness and improve their skills on organic farming.

EU funding conrtibuted to create and promote a new cultural and culinary brand for the attractive Vistula valley in Poland, helping the region to entice tourists.

A Polish NGO used EAFRD funding to promote local traditional foods from the Mazovia region through a culinary trail, a food contest and a series of educational courses.

The PRIP project extended the national fibre-optic network in Lithuania to some of the remotest rural communities.

A young female farmer in Lithuania benefited from EAFRD business start-up support to establish a modern, profitable farm.

EAFRD supported the successful development of a local brand in a mountainous area in Lower Silesia, Poland. It enabled the local population to develop its unique cultural diversity into a successful, integrated touristic product.