Projects & Practice

Increasing the productivity on Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) olive oil

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Environmental protection, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Protected areas
Countries:: Italy

Reconstruction plan for Protected Designation of Origin olive oil producers supported by Rural Development Programme (RDP) funding

Setting up a hail protection system on a cherry orchard

Keywords:: Agriculture, Climate change adaptation, Producer groups, Product quality, Risk management
Countries:: Italy

Setting up an anti-hail system over a newly planted orchard of cherry trees, in order to mitigate the impact of climate change over agricultural production.

Caseificio Val d'Aveto – Investing to sustain the local supply chain

Keywords:: Diversification, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Market development, Mountain area, Product quality, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Italy

A dairy company used RDP support to build a new wing on its factory in order to increase its production capacity. This investment strengthened the local supply chains and helps prevent the abandonment of the farming activity in the area.

Promoting sustainable forest management

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Forestry, Nature conservation
Countries:: Italy

An intervention supporting the sustainable management of forest resources, leading to improved economic performance.

Investing on intensive and yet sustainable farming

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Farm restructuring/modernisation, GHG & ammonia emissions, Renewable energy
Countries:: Italy

A family farm invested in a biogas plant to produce renewable energy while also purchasing a new tomato harvester to improve the farm’s overall income.