Projects & Practice

Farmer Audrius Juška's investments in winter greenhouses

Keywords:: Agriculture, Climate change adaptation, Competitiveness, Energy efficiency, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Lithuania

An EAFRD funded investment in high-tech greenhouse horticulture based on renewable energy.

Establishment of a chinchilla farm

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Renewable energy, Short supply chains & local markets, Women
Countries:: Hungary

A farmer used CAP funding to start a new chinchilla breeding activity using renewable energy.

Agárdi Csóbor Ltd - expanding the production capacity of a family-owned winery

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Hungary

A family-owned winery used support from the Hungarian Rural Development Programme (RDP) to increase its production capacity and improve its energy efficiency.

Péter Kis farm – construction of a storage building with cooling technology

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Organic farming
Countries:: Hungary

A producer of organic arable crops used investment support from the Hungarian Rural Development Programme (RDP) to build an innovative storage facility and increase the competitiveness of his farm.

Majsai Horticulture Ltd - construction of greenhouses and the introduction of modern technologies

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Irrigation, Job creation
Countries:: Hungary

A family farm used investment support from the Hungarian Rural Development Programme (RDP) to improve its competitiveness in the horticultural sector in Hungary.

Lithuanian consumers benefit from improved quality and variety of regional dairy products

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Product quality
Countries:: Lithuania

Rural Development Programme investment support has boosted the productivity and competitiveness of a family dairy business and helped to safeguard more than 60 jobs.

Establishment of a cheese workshop

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Women, Young farmers
Countries:: Hungary

Support for setting up young farmers and adding value to agricultural products in processing enabled a young entrepreneur to set up her own family business on producing artisanal dairy products.

Construction of a sorghum mill

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Product quality
Countries:: Hungary

A family business focused on Sorghum cultivation used EAFRD support to set up their own mill and now supply high quality, gluten free Sorghum flour to the Hungarian market.

Establishing a small cheese production plant on Hrčava Farm

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Direct marketing, Entrepreneurship, Job creation
Countries:: Czech Republic

A cheese-making facility was set up on the border between the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia to increase the attractiveness of the area, market local products and create new jobs for the local population.

Expansion of cow stable in Denmark

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Animal welfare, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation
Countries:: Denmark

A conventional dairy farmer in Denmark used RDP support to build a new stable which enabled reduced production costs and improved animal welfare conditions.