Projects & Practice

A young farmer modernised his family’s farm located in a remote mountainous area

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Mountain area, Young farmers
Countries:: Slovenia

CAP funds for a young farmer support rural revitalisation in the Slovenian mountains

Medved Farm – Investing in soil conservation practices

Keywords:: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate change adaptation, Competitiveness, Energy efficiency, Environmental sustainability, Sustainability
Countries:: Slovenia

A family farm invested in soil conservation practices to increase its capacity to store water and its microbial biomass activity.

Hiša vin Kokol (Rebirth of vine / grapes)

Keywords:: Added value, Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Entrepreneurship, Environmental sustainability, Product quality, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees
Countries:: Slovenia

The project took nature-friendly vine cultivation on a family farm a step further to develop zero-waste processing methods that valorise all by-products of grapes in a sustainable and fully circular way. The resulting seeds, oil and flour have proved very popular with customers.

Common farm woods in Swindon, Wiltshire

Keywords:: Environmental protection, Environmental sustainability, Forestry, Natural resources, Nature conservation, Sustainability
Countries:: United Kingdom

Planting new woodland under a scheme in a partnership between Forestry services, a local authority and the local community.

Investing in new forestry machinery

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Forestry, Rural business, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Slovenia

A small family forestry business used RDP support to acquire new machinery that would enable it to respond to the increasing demand for forest services.