Projects & Practice

Young Farmer Vladislav Paľurik

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Family farming, Job creation, Young farmers
Countries:: Slovakia

CAP funds support generation renewal in rural Slovakia.

Producing pellet from horse manure

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Renewable energy
Countries:: Slovakia

A farm used Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to produce horse manure pellets that can be used as an organic fertiliser as well as a source of renewable energy.

Installing a cow herd management system in a dairy farm

Keywords:: Agriculture, Animal welfare, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Women, Young farmers
Countries:: Poland

A young female farmer used RDP support to install a cow herd management system which improved the economic and animal welfare performance of the farm.

Codita Sorin-Cristian - a young farmer’s individual enterprise

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Rural SMEs, Young farmers
Countries:: Romania

EAFRD support enabled a young person to start his own commercially-oriented farm, thus contributing to the generational renewal of the sector.

High quality pension offering beer wellness services in Rajecke Teplice

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Food & Drink, Healthcare, Job creation, Rural business, Rural SMEs, Tourism
Countries:: Slovakia

The reconstruction of an old villa to create high quality tourist accommodation offering spa and beer wellness services.

Cojocaru Nicusor-Alin holding, setting up as a young farmer

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Environmental protection, Job creation, Young farmers
Countries:: Romania

Using RDP support to establish an agricultural holding, purchase agricultural machinery and launch a young farmer’s career .

Diversifying a national cultural monument into a recreation centre

Keywords:: Culture, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Slovakia

unique military fortress complex, listed as the national cultural monument, was turned into an attractive recreational and relaxation centre Kortina.

Supporting a young farmer to expand his farm holding

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Young farmers
Countries:: Romania

In order to improve the economic performance of his holding, a young farmer received support to increase the cultivated land and to build an irrigated greenhouse for the production of vegetables.

Setting up a business incubator in an area suffering from high unemployment

Keywords:: Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Rural business, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Slovakia

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.

Extending the capacity of a small accommodation provider in rural Slovakia

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Rural SMEs, Tourism
Countries:: Slovakia

In response to the increasing number of tourists, a small accommodation provider used RDP support to increase the capacity of his business and set up leisure activities.