Projects & Practice

A new value-chain for the promotion of organic production from arable crops in the Marche region of Italy

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Organic farming, Product quality, Short supply chains & local markets, Stakeholder involvement
Countries:: Italy

Italian farmers join forces in new organics value chain.

National network for Territorial Food Projects – part 2

Keywords:: Local food, Short supply chains & local markets, Social inclusion, Stakeholder involvement
Countries:: France

Promoting sustainable food production in the French overseas territories.

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

JOBtoc

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, Entrepreneurship, Information & promotion activities, Stakeholder involvement, Youth
Countries:: Portugal

The technical assistance project JOBtoc aims to investigate the profile of ‘Young Rural Entrepreneurs’ across mainland Portugal and thus contribute to adapting development strategies and policies to the needs and potential of regionalised rural development.

Production of lettuce and herbs using biomass from wood

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Organic farming, Product quality
Countries:: Slovenia

Investing in cutting edge production techniques (hydroponics in pots) allowed a farmer to fill a gap in the market increasing the availability of vegetables in winter, with minimal environmental impact.

Slaughtering and processing on farm to obtain high quality organic lamb meat

Keywords:: Added value, Animal husbandry, Direct marketing, Organic farming, Producer groups, Product quality
Countries:: Slovenia

Setting up a slaughterhouse on-site helped the beneficiary and other nearby organic lamb breeders to increase their profitability through direct marketing.

RDP4SUD – Networking about the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive

Keywords:: Agriculture, Environmental protection, Information & promotion activities, Networking, Stakeholder involvement
Countries:: Italy

The project RDP4SUD promoted networking among institutional actors and stakeholders as to the more effective use of RDP measures to implement Directive 2009/128/CE on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides.

Smart ruralité Alpes-Provence-Verdon

Keywords:: Digitisation, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Rural services
Countries:: France

The project mobilised all actors of the Communauté de Communes Alpes-Provence-Verdon to formulate a strategy for the territory’s digital transition.

HAPPYTERR – Innovative and Territorial Farmers’ Alliance for the Successful Renewal of Agriculture

Keywords:: Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, Vocational training & skills acquisition, Young farmers
Countries:: France

A project to enhance the capacity of a social enterprise that supports new entrants in agriculture without any previous experience or linkages to the sector.

Investing on greenhouses and setting up an irrigation system

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Family farming, Farm restructuring/modernisation, GHG & ammonia emissions, Irrigation, Job creation, Water management, Women
Countries:: Slovenia

A young female farmer invested in the construction of greenhouses and an irrigation system to improve her farm’s profitability and mitigate production risks linked to climate change.