Projects & Practice

COVID19: the 'Work Harvest' website for job placement in the agricultural sector

Keywords:: Agriculture, Information & promotion activities, Job creation
Countries:: Hungary

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, a website was set up under Rural Development Programme Technical Assistance to help match agricultural companies with jobseekers

A new greenhouse for growing traditional varieties of rose plants

Keywords:: Agriculture, LEADER/CLLD, Rural business
Countries:: Estonia

A family farm used LEADER support to build a new greenhouse that would provide optimum conditions for growing traditional varieties of Estonian roses.

Exchanging experiences on food hygiene and safety for small scale food processing

Keywords:: Education & lifelong learning, Local food
Countries:: Poland

A study tour in Italy and Austria enabled representatives of sanitary and epidemiological stations to gain new knowledge and exchange experiences on how to best supervise small-scale local food production.

‘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.

Creating the Vistula valley cultural and culinary brand

Keywords:: Added value, Diversification, Information & promotion activities, Local food, Tourism
Countries:: Poland

EU funding conrtibuted to create and promote a new cultural and culinary brand for the attractive Vistula valley in Poland, helping the region to entice tourists.