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.

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.

Rejuvenating a small, traditional wine consortium in Northern Italy

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Information & promotion activities, Market development, Producer groups, Product quality
Countries:: Italy

A small producer group used CAP funds to promote their quality wines produced from a local traditional grape variety.

Quality cheese production in a remote mountain area

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Information & promotion activities, Market development, Mountain area, Producer groups, Product quality, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Italy

Communications campaign implemented by a producer group to increase the profile of a PDO certified cheese beyond its region of production.

“Sweet Resistants” value chain for innovation and promotion in the apple and strawberry sector

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Innovation, Market development, Producer groups, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Italy

An EIP operation group project to test and propagate new, cost-effective and environmentally friendly strawberry and apple varieties in Emilia-Romagna.

Flora Aromatica Santaluce testing a model for the promotion of a territory

Keywords:: Agriculture, Food & Drink, Local food, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Italy

A cooperation project contributed to the development of a local value chain and created new diversified income opportunities in agriculture and agritourism.

A new value-chain for the promotion of organic production from arable crops in the Marche region of Italy

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Organic farming, Product quality, Short supply chains & local markets, Stakeholder involvement
Countries:: Italy

Italian farmers join forces in new organics value chain.

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.

Modernisation of a frozen fruit processing plant

Keywords:: Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Product quality, Rural business
Countries:: Bulgaria

An investment project for the modernisation and automation of a frozen fruits processing plant in order to minimise production losses.

Construction of a lavender distillery in Bulgaria

Keywords:: Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Innovation, Job creation, Market development, Product quality, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Bulgaria

Setting up an innovative lavender distillery in response to increasing market demands for high quality, niche products.