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From farm to yarn – Finnish wool producer applies fully circular model
Organic sheep farm in Finland produces high-quality wool with a low carbon footprint, carrying out the entire process on the farm.
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
The Portuguese AKIS Platform - a digital agricultural community
A new digital platform, managed by the National CAP Network in Portugal, maximises knowledge sharing, interaction, and collaboration within the national Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS).
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Installation of a smart drip irrigation system for vineyards with water reuse in a viticultural enterprise on the island of Santorini
Smart drip irrigation investment modernises viticulture, boosts water efficiency, creates jobs and supports long-term sustainability for an Aegean island farming community.
- CAP Implementation
LEADER modernises, expands and diversifies cheese dairy in Crete
LEADER provides 271 000 euros in Crete for generational renewal project strengthening food value chains, integrating production, processing, marketing, and rural tourism.
- CAP Implementation
Modernisation of cattle breeding at ALA, a.s. Řepníky
Mixed farm uses CAP investment support to modernise its livestock facilities, improve efficiency, animal welfare, and reduce its operating costs and environmental impact.
- CAP Implementation
Female farmers upscale sustainable vegetable production and nutrition in Romania
Young female farmers use CAP investment support to transform a family vegetable farm into a modernised, competitive, cooperative-led business supplying national retail markets year-round.
- CAP Implementation
‘Determination, confidence and flexibility’ essential for new entrants to ensure successful takeover
Becoming farmers was not all plain sailing for Magdalena and Christoph, but their drive and passion have helped them to overcome obstacles and adapt to new situations.
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
From the city to the countryside – farmer seeks technical and administrative support to start a new life in pig farming
A new entrant from a non-farming background was able to turn her sustainable farming project into reality in Occitanie, France, with assistance provided by a range of social and solidarity economy (SSE) organisations.
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
'Novel O'Bambiyo!' card game promotes good tourist practices in the French Vosges uplands
Innovative rural development project supported by LEADER in France addresses human behaviour dimensions of overtourism using an awareness-raising visitor management card game.
- CAP Implementation
Orivesi – The capital of wool socks in Finland
Traditional wool socks became a popular and successful branding tool for a rural community in Finland thanks to support from the CAP.
- CAP Implementation
