Bioeconomy

An inter-territorial cooperation project to support the development of a system for verifying the traceability and the sustainable management of wood from hedgerows.

The project has enabled the living-lab, Josenea which is focused on organic farming, to collect bio-waste from neighbours and transform it into compost to fertilise their crops, with environmental, economic and social benefits.  

A micro enterprise received LEADER support and turned a hobby into a revenue-generating business: using insects to produce protein flour for animal feed.

Two young farmers set up a hydroponic facility to produce high quality green fodder for livestock in the Canary Islands.

A project that demonstrates how agri-environment support can significantly help the protection of the environment while also increasing the profitability of a farm.

Support from the rural development programme was used to establish an innovative production of GMO-free soybean oil products of superior quality.

Punkalaidun municipality conducted a feasibility study for setting up a biogas plant producing energy from manure, which resulted in an investment decision.

A family farm invested in a biogas plant to produce renewable energy while also purchasing a new tomato harvester to improve the farm’s overall income.

A dairy farm in Wallonia invested in renewable energy production from manure and produced milk using a more environmental friendly process.

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