Projects & Practice

Measure 15 played a key role in the protection and spreading the use of local forestry genetic resources in the Italian region of Marche. 

A young farmer created a new business model that combines organic farming and environmental protection with job creation and socially inclusive educational services.  

Angelic Gardens (Anielskie Ogrody) is a forward-looking project that aims to create oases of biodiversity in farms and gardens. It shows that a small productive garden on a family farm can, with little effort, be beautiful and provide high quality bio food. Angelic Gardens leads the way in the times of pandemic and climate change with high quality ‘step by step’ educational materials and easy internet communication.
 

A family farm converted to organic lavender farming in order to diversify their offer of products and services in an environmentally sustainable way.

Organic and biodynamic farms cooperate to jointly acquire conservation tillage equipment (subsoilers and no till seeding machine) to enhance soil quality, reduce pollution and maximise their soil’s capacity to act as a carbon sink

A small farm converted to organic vegetable production and in so doing successfully increased its competitiveness and profitability.
 

The Organic farming measure in the Austrian Rural Development Programme (RDP) helps preserve and enhance biodiversity; establish nutrient cycles on farms and reduce input, while also increasing soil fertility.
 

A Sardinian agricultural company applied for RDP support in order to maintain its organic agriculture production systems.

An example of sustainable cultivation of olive trees and extraction of olive oil using innovative ultrasound techniques.

An organic mountain farm uses indigenous breeds to produce high-quality meat, while preserving the local environment and genetic resources.