Projects & Practice

Tomar Natural - artisanal spirulina production

Keywords:: Added value, Innovation, Market development, Product quality, Rural business, Young farmers
Countries:: Portugal

A producer of artisanal Spirulina used CAP support to differentiate and promote his artisanal product in the Portuguese market.

Fitomicorrizas – Mycorrhizal plant production

Keywords:: Cooperation, Forestry, Innovation, Knowledge transfer, Market development
Countries:: Portugal

The EIP AGRI Operational Group FitoMicorrizas developed new sustainable cultivation strategies to produce mycorrhizae between native species of highly valued mycorrhizal fungi and plants.

EIP Operational Group - Grass2Algae

Keywords:: Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Climate change adaptation, Cooperation, Innovation
Countries:: Belgium

CAP funds in Belgium help convert waste grass into superfood algae.

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.

Investment in a new rabbit farm by a young farmer in Malta

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Rural business, Young farmers
Countries:: Malta

Maltese young farmer receives CAP funds to help set-up rabbit breeding business.

Sylva Nurseries: Grading machine for forest and hedging plants

Keywords:: Digitisation, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Forestry, Rural business, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees
Countries:: Belgium

CAP funds help develop an innovative forest and hedging plant grading machine.

SYNECO – Recovering value from pig and cow slurry to promote environmental synergies

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Environmental protection, Environmental sustainability, GHG & ammonia emissions, Producer groups
Countries:: Malta

CAP support funded a research project concerning the recycling of manure nutrients as fertiliser in Malta.

Vertical integration on a cuniculture farm in Malta

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Energy efficiency, Product quality, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Malta

A cuniculture farm used CAP funds to set up a new energy efficient meat processing unit in order to add value to its final product and improve the farm’s position in the value chain.

Restoring dry stone walls and planting olive trees for soil conservation in Malta

Keywords:: Agriculture, Family farming, Organic farming, Soil management, Sustainability, Young farmers
Countries:: Malta

An organic farm used CAP funding to mitigate soil erosion and enhance biodiversity by restoring traditional dry stone walls and planting new olive trees.