Competitiveness

A CAP-funded project aimed to build the capacity of small-scale producers to reach the regional market and shorten the region’s food chain.

CAP support enabled three partners in a short supply chain to build local demand for their traditional product range through strategic business investments and a wide-ranging promotional campaign. 

A beekeeper used CAP funds to realise an investment project that would enable him to add value to his honey products and improve his position in the market.

A cuniculture farm used CAP funds to set up a new energy efficient meat processing unit in order to add value to its final product and improve the farm’s position in the value chain.

A CAP-funded knowledge transfer project targeting mushrooms producers in the Netherlands.

A small producer group used CAP funds to promote their quality wines produced from a local traditional grape variety.

An EIP operation group project to test and propagate new, cost-effective and environmentally friendly strawberry and apple varieties in Emilia-Romagna.

A pig meat producing short supply chain developed a marketing strategy to strengthen its brand and increase demand for its high-quality products.

Developing a Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) in the Netherlands as an alternative to formal certification for small producers operating in short supply chains.

RDP funds were used to improve the management of water resources in an area of intensive agriculture.