Good Practice - Project
Šalek Valley Agricultural Cooperative – producing organic beef & apples
An agricultural cooperative invested in setting up organic apple orchards with anti-hail nets. They also acquired agricultural machinery to support the production of organic beef.
General information
RDP Priority
- P2. Competitiveness
RDP Focus Area
- 2A: Farm’s performance, restructuring & modernisation
RDP Measure
- M04: Investments in physical assets
Summary
The Šalek Valley Agricultural Cooperative focuses on producing high-quality beef and fruit. It has developed two brands: ‘Ekodar’ for its organic beef, and ‘Slodar’ for various apple products.The cooperative applied for RDP support to plant new organic orchards and to set up a hail protection system for its orchards. It also used RDP support to purchase new agricultural machinery - a baler and a wrapper - that will be used by its organic beef-producing members.
Results
The cooperative has increased its turnover by 19% (2017 versus 2016).
The cooperative has increased organic beef production by 28%.
It supplies over 100 public institutions with its products.
Promoter
Šalek Valley Agricultural Cooperative
Funding
Total budget 247 205 (EUR)
EAFRD 55 068 (EUR)
National/Regional 18 356 (EUR)
Private 173 781 (EUR)
Resources
gp_si_organic_beef_and_apples_433_web-jto.pdf
(PDF – 360.24 KB)
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