Projects & Practice

COVID19: the 'Work Harvest' website for job placement in the agricultural sector

Keywords:: Agriculture, Information & promotion activities, Job creation
Countries:: Hungary

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, a website was set up under Rural Development Programme Technical Assistance to help match agricultural companies with jobseekers

Positive Agritude - a rural network for the social rehabilitation of vulnerable people

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Job creation, LEADER/CLLD, Rural services
Countries:: Belgium

Supporting vulnerable people and facilitating their re-integration into society through small volunteer jobs on local farms.

A new greenhouse for growing traditional varieties of rose plants

Keywords:: Agriculture, LEADER/CLLD, Rural business
Countries:: Estonia

A family farm used LEADER support to build a new greenhouse that would provide optimum conditions for growing traditional varieties of Estonian roses.

Chevetogne - combining a wetland ecosystem observation area with social tourism

Keywords:: Environmental protection, Protected areas, Tourism
Countries:: Belgium

Restoring a wetland ecosystem and creating an observation area, for ecological, hydrological, educational and touristic purposes.

Local production of vinegars and syrups in Estonia

Keywords:: Direct marketing, LEADER/CLLD, Local food, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Estonia

A local producer of syrups and vinegars in Estonia used EAFRD funding to scale up production to create a business that sells to restaurants, shops and big suppliers.

Laastu farm - Generating solar power on a strawberry farm

Keywords:: Agriculture, Job creation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Estonia

A family-owned strawberry farm in Estonia used EAFRD funding to develop the generation of solar power, enabling the farm to expand and increasing their profits.