Projects & Practice

Total results: 9.

A higher ground for local livestock

Keywords: 
Animal husbandry, Animal welfare, Mountain area
Countries: 
Italy

A family farm that breeds the protected Marchigiana cows received Measure 14 - Animal welfare support to improve the way their livestock are maintained.   

Improving animal welfare on an Italian buffalo farm

Keywords: 
Animal husbandry, Animal welfare, Competitiveness
Countries: 
Italy

Animal welfare support enabled a farmer to improve the living conditions of his buffalo herd and at the same time improve the quality and quantity of milk produced.

Fire prevention at the forest of Brandenburg

Keywords: 
Environmental sustainability, Forestry, Risk management
Countries: 
Germany

Rural Development Programme (RDP) support was used for helping to prevent forest fires in a former military testing area in Brandenburg, Germany, that is heavily contaminated with explosive material. 

Animal welfare by the Ollikkala pig farm

Keywords: 
Animal husbandry, Animal welfare, Competitiveness, Diversification, Entrepreneurship
Countries: 
Finland

A pig farm used Rural Development Programme (RDP) funding to improve the animals’ living conditions and the branding of their products.

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. 

Improving animal welfare in a Sardinian farm

Keywords: 
Added value, Advisory services, Animal husbandry, Animal welfare
Countries: 
Italy

A livestock farmer received training and undertook a consultation to find out how to improve animal welfare on his farm.