Projects & Practice

Juhart farm – Investing in a new poultry house

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Family farming, Rural business
Countries:: Slovenia

A family farm used RDP support to switch from cattle to turkey breeding in response to market demand.

Breitbandausbau Nordhessen – bridging the digital divide in rural areas

Keywords:: Broadband, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Smart Villages
Countries:: Germany

Five districts in the north of Hesse joined forces to provide fast internet access in a region where no privately financed investment was covering the existing digital divide.

Diversifying a farm into tourism and heating production using biomass from wood

Keywords:: Diversification, Family farming, Renewable energy, Tourism
Countries:: Slovenia

A farm used RDP support to set up a micro district heating system to produce heating from wood biomass and at the same time expand its leisure and tourism facilities.

Setting up an organic apple orchard for direct selling

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Organic farming
Countries:: Slovenia

An old abandoned farm through three separate investments was turned into an orchard with hail protection nets and a building to store the produce and equipment.

Mobile henhouse

Keywords:: Animal welfare, Family farming, Local food, Product quality
Countries:: Germany

A family farm turned into free range egg production and used RDP support to set up a mobile henhouse.