Projects & Practice

Expansion & modernisation of a sheep farm

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Job creation, Organic farming
Countries:: Bulgaria

A market-driven investment to increase a sheep farm’s competitiveness, through the intensification of high quality organic milk production.

AECM scheme on the farm Kašperské Hory

Keywords:: Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Environmental sustainability, Organic farming
Countries:: Czech Republic

An example of a large-scale previously state owned farm, which now successfully combines economic sustainability and the provision of public goods.

A pig farm combining animal welfare and profitability

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Animal welfare, Competitiveness, Farm restructuring/modernisation, GHG & ammonia emissions
Countries:: Czech Republic

A successful pilot project to improve animal welfare conditions and slurry management in a pig and poultry farm in north-east Bohemia.

Supporting viticulture on steep slopes and terraces

Keywords:: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate change adaptation, Environmental protection, Family farming, Organic farming, Product quality
Countries:: Luxembourg

Granting a premium to support viticulture on steep slopes and terraced vineyards as a high-quality farming practice

Expanding an organic cherry garden

Keywords:: Agriculture, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Organic farming
Countries:: Bulgaria

EAFRD support was used to convert 5.4 ha of abandoned land into organic cherries orchards, thus helping to expand the harvest season and increase the farms profitability.

Setting up a biogas plant

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Climate change adaptation, Diversification, Energy efficiency, GHG & ammonia emissions, Renewable energy
Countries:: Czech Republic

EAFRD funding was used to install a biogas plant, covering the farms electricity needs and generating income from the sale of electricity to the national grid.