Projects & Practice

Restoration of four traditional houses on Nisyros island

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Tourism
Countries:: Greece

Rural Development Programme (RDP) support contributed to the revitalisation of an almost abandoned village in the small Aegean island of Nisyros.

Eliana bakery upgrade

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Food & Drink, Job creation, Rural business
Countries:: Greece

A bakery in a small Aegean island used Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to modernise its workshop and expand its production capacity to provide high quality local products.

Diversification to non-agricultural activities on the farm Abraham

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Rural business
Countries:: Czech Republic

A diversified farm with a carpentry workshop, used RDP support to acquire a telescopic handler in order to improve its productivity.

‘Trubenieki’ farm – Developing a mushroom farm through a niche product & diversification

Keywords:: Agriculture, Diversification, Innovation, Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Tourism
Countries:: Latvia

An ambitious young farmer used RDP support to create a new niche product and a touristic attraction out of his produce of mushrooms that were not suitable for the market.

Upgrating a shoe repair and manufacturing workshop

Keywords:: Farm restructuring/modernisation, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Greece

Thanks to a LEADER supported investment, a shoe repair and manufacturing enterprise constructed its own production facility benefiting from savings on rent and easier access to the market.

Establishing a Sawn Timber Production Company in North-eastern Greece

Keywords:: Farm restructuring/modernisation, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Greece

EAFRD funding enabled setting up a sawn timber production company in northeast Greece that employs modern equipment and contributes to the local economy by using local resources.