Competitiveness

An integrated project in Italy supported farmers to add value to the local production of wheat and wheat flour, and thus become more competitive.

A project offering  training modules targeting bovine breeders to promote alternative methods to maintain healthy livestock and decrease the use of antibiotics

An old abandoned farm through three separate investments was turned into an orchard with hail protection nets and a building to store the produce and equipment.

A poultry farm used RDP support to modernise its facilities and produce high quality free range eggs.

Financed by the Romanian rural development programme, a small patisserie and confectionary workshop upscaled its business by constructing a new building to increase its production capacity and offer utility areas to customers.

Setting up a state-of-the-art greenhouse for hydroponic production of tomatoes using renewable energy sources for heating.

A farm producing flowers used RDP support to purchase new equipment and a tractor, thus achieving its goal to enhance and diversify its production.

A company used RDP support to install 9 ha of infrastructure for the production of fresh herbs, aiming to take advantage of the increasing demand for high-quality fresh produce in the European markets.

Given that compost for growing oyster mushrooms was not produced in Romania and had to be imported, a group of farmers used EAFRD to build a plant for producing  compost using their own wheat straw.

Investments in renewable energy helped a pig farm to maintain and increase its competitiveness.