Projects & Practice

Agri-food sector integration of small-scale producers through information and training

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Information & promotion activities, Market development, Producer groups, Short supply chains & local markets, Women
Countries:: Spain

A knowledge sharing programme initiated by a cooperative to improve the position of small producers in the value chain.

Kuitua pohjoiseen - High-Speed Broadband Network in the North

Keywords:: Cooperation, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Rural services
Countries:: Finland

This project is an example of how villagers can get access to high-speed broadband networks even in remote and sparsely populated rural areas. It is the winning initiative of the 2019 Rural Inspiration Awards in the 'Rural Revitalisation' category.

Using hydroponics to produce green fodder on the Canary Islands

Keywords:: Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Environmental sustainability, Innovation, Young farmers
Countries:: Spain

Two young farmers set up a hydroponic facility to produce high quality green fodder for livestock in the Canary Islands.

Digitisation of Reindeer Husbandry

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Digitisation, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Information & promotion activities, Innovation
Countries:: Finland

A study financed by the Finnish RDP aimed to find new digital solutions for making reindeer husbandry a more efficient and profitable business.

APPVID – Grapevine diseases management

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Innovation
Countries:: Spain

A collaborative system of precision viticulture enabling farmers to have online real time information about the health of the vineyards and make more targeted phytosanitary interventions.