Projects & Practice

Implementation of direct deliveries to consumers while maintaining high-quality products through the Folwark Pomorski Operational Group

Keywords:: Animal welfare, Cooperation, LEADER/CLLD, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Poland

Direct delivery to consumers implemented while maintaining high-quality products through the Folwark Pomorski Operational Group

“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.

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.

An innovative model of production, processing and distribution of herbs in the Zielawa Valley, Poland

Keywords:: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Innovation, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Poland

An EIP Operational Group developed and tested a unique end-to-end agroforestry production process that is sustainable, profitable for the farm and the processing company, and which benefits consumers through products made in a way that supports the environment.

Ancient Grain - Innovation in cultivation, processing and marketing of primary forms of wheat

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Innovation, Natural resources, Product quality, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: Poland

An EIP Operational Group worked on the reintroduction of ancient wheat species in the context of current practices applied at farm level.

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.