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A feasibility study to upscale a biocomposite production line
A start-up business in Finland used RDP financing to carry out a feasibility study which helped lower the risks in upscaling their production capacity of biocomposites.
INNOVAPANE – Innovative practices to produce Tuscan bread with natural yeast
An integrated project in Italy supported farmers to add value to the local production of wheat and wheat flour, and thus become more competitive.
IMES-SEMI - Adding value to seed oil production by introducing innovative solutions
A number of arable farms formed a consortium to explore the possibility of growing oleaginous crops and adding value to the local production.
VIRERE – Promoting renewable energy through diversified rural tourism
An innovative environmental training centre was established in Murcia, demonstrating the potentials of renewable energy based on diversified rural tourism.
‘Darzini-2’ – modernisation of a farm specialised in floriculture
A farm producing flowers used RDP support to purchase new equipment and a tractor, thus achieving its goal to enhance and diversify its production.
Setting up a biogas plant
EAFRD funding was used to install a biogas plant, covering the farms electricity needs and generating income from the sale of electricity to the national grid.
Setting up a renewable energy visitor centre in Feldheim – Germany
RDP funding helped convert a disused building into an inspiring renewable energy visitor centre in Feldheim – Germany’s first village to be supplied with 100 % renewable energy.
Suderbyn - Community-led development of an ecovillage in Sweden
An ecovillage was developed on Sweden’s Gotland island using EAFRD funding, providing a model for environmentally-friendly accommodation, waste water treatment, food and energy production. The site is also a template for non-consumerist approaches.
Developing mushroom production in Finland’s forests
The Finnish Natural Resources Institute used EAFRD funding to develop the production of mushrooms for food and medicine to give forest owners an alternative income source.
GreenCareLab - A support network for nature-based businesses
A Finnish NGO used EAFRD funds to develop a network of nature-based service providers and activities to support their development such as study trips and work groups.
