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Nutrition-sensitive rural development: the ‘Make Smart Food Choices’ project from Portugal
Developing a community‑driven food education strategy that promotes Mediterranean, healthy and sustainable eating.
- CAP Implementation
#TreeNuts – Sharing knowledge of strategies to boost the dried fruit sector
Knowledge sharing project that supports the modernisation of Portugal’s tree‑nut sector by transferring technology and expertise across production, processing and commercialisation.
- CAP Implementation
Breeding Standardbred trotters and strengthening the vitality of the local community
CAP support for horse husbandry in Croatia combines environmental sustainability with social inclusion, helping to build a truly innovative and viable organic family farm.
- CAP Implementation
The Smaller Aegean Islands scheme: helping small farms remain viable and sustaining local food production
A payment system tailored to the needs of smaller farms in small Aegean islands.
- CAP Implementation
A Que Cheira o Douro/What Does Douro Smell Like
LEADER strengthens local value chains and boosts farmers’ competitiveness while diversifying the rural economy through stronger connections between agriculture, gastronomy and tourism.
- CAP Implementation
Turning a disused quarry into a reliable irrigation source with CAP support
CAP funds supported the transformation of an abandoned quarry into a fully functional water reservoir, providing a reliable irrigation source for local crops.
- CAP Implementation
The BIM (Bean-to-bar In Mayenne) chocolate factory
LEADER funding enabled an entrepreneur to establish her own bean‑to‑bar chocolate‑making business in rural France.
- CAP Implementation
Setting up an organic vineyard in Normandy: Domaine Leprince
A young French farmer uses CAP support to establish an organic vineyard that combines wine production with fostering a broader appreciation of wine culture.
- CAP Implementation
Swedish farmer promotes the potential of peas as profitable protein crops
Rediscovering the economic and environmental value of Sweden’s heritage pea varieties supports both local priorities and broader EU goals for sustainable protein production.
- CAP Implementation
Innovations and strategies for restoring wooded grasslands in mountain livestock systems
An Operational Group develops tailored actions and conservation strategies to support livestock systems in maintaining and restoring traditional wooded grasslands.
- CAP Implementation