Market development

A project that aimed to mobilise society, build inter-generational cooperation and promote the region’s culinary tradition as means to preserve its cultural heritage.

A unique example of a rural business which achieved economic profitability based on innovation and environmentally-friendly practices.

A dairy company used RDP support to build a new wing on its factory in order to increase its production capacity. This investment strengthened the local supply chains and helps prevent the abandonment of the farming activity in the area.

Promoting the sustainable management of small, privately owned forests. This is the winning initiative of the 2019 Rural Inspiration Awards in the 'LEADER' category.

A slaughterhouse was established on the island of Bornholm to offer slaughtering facilities in small husbandry farms or larger herds of sheep or cattle.

A rural business development and capacity building project with an emphasis on increasing revenue in the small-islands tourism industry of Denmark.

A fruit and vegetables producing cooperative used RDP support to expand its cold storage capacity in order to better respond to market trends.

Protecting and promoting traditional vegetables can lead to increased incomes for farmers and environmental benefits for society.

Previously uncultivated and overgrown agricultural land was restored and was used to set up a new competitive and sustainable business.