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.

Modernization of the agricultural enterprise KLAS

Keywords:: Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Energy efficiency, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation
Countries:: Slovakia

An organic farm used investment support from the Slovakian Rural Development Programme to modernize its facilities in order to improve animal welfare and increase production.

Establishment of a health center in Švėkšna village

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, Rural services
Countries:: Lithuania

A project used Rural Development Programme (RDP) funding to ensure easy access to medical and aftercare services for rural residents.

High quality pension offering beer wellness services in Rajecke Teplice

Keywords:: Entrepreneurship, Food & Drink, Healthcare, Job creation, Rural business, Rural SMEs, Tourism
Countries:: Slovakia

The reconstruction of an old villa to create high quality tourist accommodation offering spa and beer wellness services.

Increasing the competitiveness of an organic beef cattle farm

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Animal welfare, Competitiveness, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Organic farming
Countries:: Lithuania

RDP support helped a farmer to acquire the necessary equipment and infrastructure to continue expanding his organic beef cattle herd.

Diversifying a national cultural monument into a recreation centre

Keywords:: Culture, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Slovakia

unique military fortress complex, listed as the national cultural monument, was turned into an attractive recreational and relaxation centre Kortina.

Aurimas Macnorius – Supporting a young entrepreneur

Keywords:: Demography, Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Rural business
Countries:: Lithuania

RDP support helped a young entrepreneur to acquire the necessary equipment in order to start his own wood construction business in an area of high unemployment.

Modernisation of a strawberry farm

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Farm restructuring/modernisation
Countries:: Lithuania

A farm used RDP support to acquire new machinery in order to improve its strawberry production and increase its profitability.

Improving the economic performance of a small potato producer

Keywords:: Added value, Agriculture, Competitiveness, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation
Countries:: Slovakia

A small potato-growing farm used RDP support to purchase a new processing line to enhance its economic performance.

Setting up a business incubator in an area suffering from high unemployment

Keywords:: Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Rural business, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Slovakia

A company that was focused on field crops diversified its activities by setting up a business incubator to boost the economic development of an area with high unemployment.