Projects & Practice

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.

CAP-funded cooperation catalyses more and better organic production in Tuscany

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Innovation, Market development, Organic farming, Product quality, Water management
Countries:: Italy

CAP-funded cooperation catalyses more and better organic production in Tuscany.

Insect life

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Cooperation, Environmental sustainability, Information & promotion activities, Knowledge transfer, Youth
Countries:: Austria

Raising awareness about insect conservation in Austria.

Larvae breeding for feed production for fish, poultry and pig

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, Environmental sustainability, GHG & ammonia emissions, Innovation
Countries:: Austria

An EIP operational group investigated the use of insect larvae in fish, chicken, and pig feed as an environmentally friendly substitute for imported soy and fishmeal.

Operational Group (OG) ARGE Kreisläufe - Recycling through return, transfer, or use of organic byproducts on the farm.

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Climate change adaptation, Cooperation, Environmental sustainability, Innovation
Countries:: Austria

Developing and testing practical solutions to close material cycles in farms through better use of agricultural residues.

Green Care - Where people flourish - Austria

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Diversification, Healthcare, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Social inclusion
Countries:: Austria

Green Care projects on family farms offer social services close to home in rural areas. They increase the quality of life for people, secure and create jobs while also helping to preserve small-scale agriculture and forestry.

PRATI_CO Parmigiano Reggiano: Agrotecnica organic carbon footprint

Keywords:: Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Climate, Cooperation, Innovation, Product quality
Countries:: Italy

PRATI-CO is an EIP-AGRI Operational Group project dedicated to the study of good agricultural practices recommended for the preservation and maintenance of organic matter in the area which is famous for the production of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

Introducing and testing biological pest control techniques in the wine-producing sector in Tuscany

Keywords:: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate change adaptation, Cooperation, Organic farming, Product quality, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees
Countries:: Italy

Offering a coordinated multi-stakeholder approach in terms of training, technology transfer and decision making to finding alternative approaches to pest management and reducing pesticide use in the wine-producing sector of Tuscany.

Agronomic techniques for the reduction of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions in organic farming

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, Cooperation, Environmental sustainability, GHG & ammonia emissions, Innovation, Organic farming
Countries:: Italy

An EIP AGRI operational group was set up in Emilia Romagna to identify agronomic techniques that contribute to the reduction of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions in organic farming.

Nature conservation in the Austrian Rural Development Programme

Keywords:: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Nature conservation
Countries:: Austria

Operation M10.1.19 focuses on result-oriented and focused Rural Development Programme (RDP) interventions to stabilise endangered habitats, species and plants and thus reverse the decline of biodiversity in Austria’s agricultural regions.