Projects & Practice

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.

Protecting the Hungarian Coldblood horse breed

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Biodiversity, Natural resources, Sustainability
Countries:: Hungary

Using the Agri-environment-climate Measure to support the preservation of the Hungarian Coldblood horse breed.

Improvement of forest genetic resources in the area managed by Gyulaj Co

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Forestry, Natural resources, Sustainability
Countries:: Hungary

Preserving forest genetic resources to increase the resilience of forests against the impacts of climate change.

Koronya Horticulture – developing a start-up business in horticulture

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Direct marketing, Entrepreneurship, Rural business, Women, Young farmers
Countries:: Hungary

A female entrepreneur used Rural Development Programme (RDP) support for young farmers to grow her business of producing herbs and container ornamental plants.

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.

Zagorin Hellas - Control by sexual confusion of pest Lepidoptera in apple orchards

Keywords:: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Producer groups
Countries:: Greece

A cooperative of apple producers set up a joint effort among its members to control the codling moth, a major pest, by means of sexual confusion.

Complex development of a Mangalica farm

Keywords:: Added value, Animal husbandry, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Young farmers
Countries:: Hungary

A young farmer realised her dream to set up a farm for breeding the Hungarian swine Mangalica using support from various RDP measures.