Projects & Practice

Korjuse-Vanapere farm – Restoring old stone walls

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Environmental sustainability
Countries:: Estonia

A non-productive investment for restoring farm stone walls brings multiple practical, environmental and heritage benefits.

Flowering meadows at Endrup

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Biodiversity, Climate change adaptation, Nature conservation, Protected areas
Countries:: Denmark

Promoting extensive grazing in a communal area to enhance biodiversity in and around a Natura 2000 designated area.

Construction of a new energy efficient broiler house

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Animal welfare, Climate change adaptation, Competitiveness, Energy efficiency, Farm restructuring/modernisation
Countries:: Denmark

Rural Development Progamme investment support enabled a conventional broiler farmer to construct a new energy efficient broiler house.

Producing green energy from pig manure

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Animal welfare, Climate change adaptation, Competitiveness, Energy efficiency, Farm restructuring/modernisation, GHG & ammonia emissions
Countries:: Belgium

Developing a new and practical system to manage pig manure more efficiently, as a means to significantly reduce NH3 emissions and produce green energy.

New machinery for effective application of liquid manure on arable crops

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Environmental protection, Irrigation, Job creation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Slovakia

Investing into new machinery for applying liquid fertilizers on crop production in order to protect ground and surface waters.

Expanding the Uuskaubi herb business in Estonia

Keywords:: Added value, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Estonia

A small Estonian organic farm used EAFRD funding to scale up its production of herbs by investing in new machinery and upgrading buildings to help the business to grow.