Added value

A project to shorten the value chain from the farm to the consumer, to increase the availability of high-quality, local foods and to increase local business profitability.

A small potato-growing farm used RDP support to purchase a new processing line to enhance its economic performance.

The Slovakian rural development programme supported a high-quality bakery business in its efforts to increase production capacity and profitability.

A marketing project to promote the high-quality Finnish oats to the international market and increase the income of small farms.

The challenge of increasing food production without harming the environment might be solved through innovative production techniques, such as aquaponics.

A LEADER project used artistic creations to increase the attractiveness of a remote rural area and stimulate economic activity.

A young female farmer used RDP support to set up a traditional backing oven and start selling organic bread in the local area.

A cooperation project to promote the consumption of locally produced beef and create economic and environmental benefits.

Promoting the use of a landscape feature, as it is the dry-stone constructions, to stimulate territorial development.

A micro company producing organic herbal extracts collaborated with a university and the positive results increased the demand for its products - thus generating the need for investments to increase the company’s production capacity.