An initiative to promote young farmers participation entrepreneurship and innovation
for sustainable rural areas
Projects & Practice
LINC stands for Leader Inspired Network Community, an initiative of Local Action Groups and Network Support Units.

RDP support enabled a home-based business that sells quality vegetarian food products to increase its production capacity and reach out to an international market.

An innovative concept to revitalise the city centre of an Austrian town by offering flexible rental options to pop up shops.

A Local Action Group engaged local coordinators to stimulate volunteer action and engagement in grassroots initiatives.

An association working in a remote village in rural Latvia, used RDP support to set up a wood and glass workshop thus creating new employment and income opportunities for the local people.

A forest association promoting forest environmental education used RDP support to create a series of high quality educational material in order to attract the interest of children and their families.

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.

A company developed a new allergen free healthy snack and used RDP support to set up the commercial production process.

An Austrian farm used EAFRD funding to convert the holding into a horse-assisted therapy centre for children and adults with special needs.