Poland’s RDP allocated a ‘lump sum’ funding package for LEADER Local Actions Groups to help them prepare their Local Development Strategies for the 2014-2020 period.
Projects & Practice

A LAG organised a series of tailored workshops to combat digital exclusion among people over 50 years old.

This project created free outdoor recreational infrastructure for a range of age groups and motivated them to take up physical activity through workshops and presentations.

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

A company that was focused on field crops diversified its activities by setting up a business incubator to boost the economic development of an area with high unemployment.

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

A bakery company producing high quality traditional bakery products used support from the rural development programme to modernise and expand its production capacity.

A LEADER project tackled the limited possibilities of children in the peripheral part of the capital city of Ljubljana to engage in free-time activities.

Two RDP funded projects enabled a company specialised on biomass heating to grow by financing the purchase of mobile wood chipper and later on a pelleting system.

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.