Projects & Practice

Investment in a new rabbit farm by a young farmer in Malta

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Rural business, Young farmers
Countries:: Malta

Maltese young farmer receives CAP funds to help set-up rabbit breeding business.

A marketing strategy to strengthen the brand of a short supply chain for pig meat

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Cooperation, Market development, Producer groups, Product quality, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: The Netherlands

A pig meat producing short supply chain developed a marketing strategy to strengthen its brand and increase demand for its high-quality products.

Participatory Guarantee Systems - Dialogue between consumers and farmers for sustainable short supply chains

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Organic farming, Producer groups, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: The Netherlands

Developing a Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) in the Netherlands as an alternative to formal certification for small producers operating in short supply chains.

KoroKausi: the COVID-19 pandemic and the safeguarding of seasonal work forces

Keywords:: Agriculture, Information & promotion activities, Job creation, LEADER/CLLD
Countries:: Finland

In response to the seasonal work force crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, this project helped to provide counselling and guidance services related to employment issues via multiple communication channels.

BeeScanning - an app for protecting bee colonies

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Environmental sustainability, Innovation
Countries:: Sweden

The BeeScanning app combines the use of artificial intelligence and smartphones, enabling beekeepers to easily detect Varroa mites and reduce the risk of death in their bee communities.

Feed Back Farm - using insects for adding value to organic waste streams

Keywords:: Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Environmental sustainability, Innovation
Countries:: The Netherlands

An EIP-AGRI Operational Group project on the use of insects for adding value to organic residues from agriculture.

Varavoimaa Farmarille II - Extra Energy for the Farmers

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Family farming, Healthcare, Producer groups
Countries:: Finland

The project has created entirely new operating models to improve the well-being of agricultural entrepreneurs and how they can cope with difficulties.

Diversifying a young female farmer’s income by investing in farm tourism

Keywords:: Agriculture, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Tourism, Women, Young farmers
Countries:: Italy

A young female farmer decided to renovated an old building on the family farm and offer accommodation for tourists.

Expanding the Uuskaubi herb business in Estonia

Keywords:: Added value, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Estonia

A small Estonian organic farm used EAFRD funding to scale up its production of herbs by investing in new machinery and upgrading buildings to help the business to grow.