Projects & Practice

Ovinnova Operational Group - an innovative business model for transhumance

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Biodiversity, Cooperation, Environmental sustainability, Innovation, Knowledge transfer, Mountain area
Countries:: Spain

CAP funds help support long-term sustainability of transhumance shepherding in Spain.

EIP Operational Group - Grass2Algae

Keywords:: Agriculture, Bioeconomy, Climate change adaptation, Cooperation, Innovation
Countries:: Belgium

CAP funds in Belgium help convert waste grass into superfood algae.

Insect life

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Cooperation, Environmental sustainability, Information & promotion activities, Knowledge transfer, Youth
Countries:: Austria

Raising awareness about insect conservation in Austria.

A model advisory project on nature conservation and protection

Keywords:: Advisory services, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Cooperation, Environmental protection, Networking
Countries:: Germany

A cooperation project to develop an innovative, area-specific model of nature conservation advisory services.

Operational Group (OG) ARGE Kreisläufe - Recycling through return, transfer, or use of organic byproducts on the farm.

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Climate change adaptation, Cooperation, Environmental sustainability, Innovation
Countries:: Austria

Developing and testing practical solutions to close material cycles in farms through better use of agricultural residues.

E-Bike Region Mürztal

Keywords:: Climate change adaptation, LEADER Innovation, Market development, Renewable energy, Rural services, Sustainability, Tourism
Countries:: Austria

E-bike charge stations generate new rural tourism potential in Austria.

Mobile social grocery 'De Kommisje'

Keywords:: Cooperation, Job creation, Social inclusion, Social services
Countries:: Belgium

Setting up a ‘mobile social grocery’ where users will pay a low price for products, and may also choose free products, improving accessibility, reducing iscolation and giving families a more ‘human’ experience.

RETA - Network of Farm Incubators

Keywords:: Agriculture, Cooperation, Innovation, Young farmers
Countries:: Spain

A European Innovation Partnership (EIP) operational group established a network of farm incubators in Spain to support young farmers who do not have previous family connections or a background in farming.

Smart village Remmesweiler

Keywords:: Digitisation, LEADER/CLLD, Rural services, Smart Villages, Social inclusion
Countries:: Germany

Developing a digital platform and a setting up a meeting place to ensure the local supply and socialising needs of the village of Remmesweiler.

Agrinew - Belgium

Keywords:: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Cooperation, Environmental sustainability, LEADER/CLLD
Countries:: Belgium

The project focuses on improving access to agricultural land for new farmers and on adapting conventional agriculture to new agricultural systems based on the production or maintenance of biodiversity through profitable and innovative practices.