Projects & Practice

Building dry stone walls in the Balearic Islands

Keywords:: Agriculture, Climate change adaptation, Environmental protection, Family farming, Natural resources, Young farmers
Countries:: Spain

A young farmer received RDP support to build stone wall terraces, helping him to improve the farm’s productivity, while protecting its soil from erosion.

A young female farmer investing on mechanised agriculture

Keywords:: Agriculture, Competitiveness, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Women, Young farmers
Countries:: Hungary

Switching from manual labour to mechanised work in order to make the business much more cost effective.

Reducing energy costs for irrigation

Keywords:: Agriculture, Energy efficiency, Irrigation, Producer groups, Renewable energy, Sustainability
Countries:: Spain

Expanding a water reservoir and installing a solar farm to reduce the energy costs of irrigation.

Setting up horticultural seedling production by a young, female farmer

Keywords:: Agriculture, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Water management
Countries:: Spain

A young farmer received RDP support to set up a new horticultural seedling production facility and create employment for her family.

Restructuring the bottling plant of the winery Bodegas Latúe

Keywords:: Added value, Diversification, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Spain

A winery in response to changing consumers’ preferences, decided to restructure its bottling plant in order to widen the range of high quality wines produced.