Projects & Practice

Investing in new forestry machinery

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Forestry, Rural business, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Slovenia

A small family forestry business used RDP support to acquire new machinery that would enable it to respond to the increasing demand for forest services.

Diversifying a farm into tourism and heating production using biomass from wood

Keywords:: Diversification, Family farming, Renewable energy, Tourism
Countries:: Slovenia

A farm used RDP support to set up a micro district heating system to produce heating from wood biomass and at the same time expand its leisure and tourism facilities.

Conservation of natural heritage - Biodiversity and wood fuel

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Bioeconomy, Climate change adaptation, Protected areas, Renewable energy
Countries:: Germany

Testing the transferability of landscape management to other Natura 2000 sites.

Upgrating a shoe repair and manufacturing workshop

Keywords:: Farm restructuring/modernisation, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Greece

Thanks to a LEADER supported investment, a shoe repair and manufacturing enterprise constructed its own production facility benefiting from savings on rent and easier access to the market.

Establishing a Sawn Timber Production Company in North-eastern Greece

Keywords:: Farm restructuring/modernisation, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Greece

EAFRD funding enabled setting up a sawn timber production company in northeast Greece that employs modern equipment and contributes to the local economy by using local resources.

Setting up an Integrated Sports and Adventure Centre

Keywords:: Rural SMEs, Tourism
Countries:: Greece

EAFRD funding enabled the creation of an integrated sports and adventure centre where visitors can enjoy nature and benefit from its environmental education services.