Projects & Practice

Latvian organic cattle farm invests in eco-friendly machinery

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Environmental protection, Farm restructuring/modernisation
Countries:: Latvia

A family farm specialising in high quality beef cattle breeding used Rural Development Programme support to acquire new, cost-saving and more environmentally-friendly machinery.

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.

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.

Kyrö Distillery – Investing in improved production capacity

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Food & Drink, Job creation, Rural business, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees
Countries:: Finland

A company producing rye gin and whiskey used RDP support to increase its production capacity to meet the demand of national and international markets.