Projects & Practice

Supporting Ireland’s Rare Breeds

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Environmental sustainability, Natural resources
Countries:: Ireland

Offering support to maintain and possibly increase populations of specific rare breeds under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 of Ireland.

OSMO – Sharing know-how and tools for a resource-efficient agricultural soil management

Keywords:: Advisory services, Agriculture, Climate change adaptation, Cooperation, Environmental sustainability, Knowledge transfer, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Soil management
Countries:: Finland

Collaborative learning and tools for assessing soil health contribute to farmers’ understanding of problems and alternative management strategies.

Anu and Esa Immonen’s dairy farm in Savo region

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Family farming
Countries:: Finland

Natural constraint payments play a key role in supporting farms to sustain their profitability and develop in areas that would otherwise be abandoned.

AECM scheme on the farm Kašperské Hory

Keywords:: Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Environmental sustainability, Organic farming
Countries:: Czech Republic

An example of a large-scale previously state owned farm, which now successfully combines economic sustainability and the provision of public goods.

Golashane Farm Nature Reserve

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Nature conservation, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Sustainability, Women
Countries:: Ireland

Using RDP support to turn a farm into a nature reserve; contributing to tackling biodiversity loss.