Producer groups

Good Practice - Project | 05 Juli 2022

Participatory Guarantee Systems - Dialogue between consumers and farmers for sustainable short supply chains

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

Good Practice - Project | 05 Juli 2022

Knowledge transfer DAW Alblasserwaard Vijfheerenlanden

A knowledge transfer project to raise dairy farmers’ awareness about reducing nutrient leaching and run-off in order to improve water quality.

Good Practice - Project | 05 Juli 2022

Modernisation of irrigation systems in the Lower Savinja Valley

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

Good Practice - Project | 29 Juni 2022

Optimising the development potential of Producer Organisations for Spain’s fruit and vegetable sector

Catalan Producer Organisation promotes collective climate action.

Good Practice - Project | 29 Juni 2022

Agri-food sector integration of small-scale producers through information and training

A knowledge sharing programme initiated by a cooperative to improve the position of small producers in the value chain. 

Good Practice - Project | 20 März 2022

District Dairy Cooperative in Czarnków – Investing in added value

CAP funds finance dairy development and product diversification in Poland.  

Good Practice - Project | 24 Juni 2021

Implementation of quality certification in tomato production

A cooperative in Spain implemented a quality certification programme for tomato crops, aiming to increase the added value of the product, while being committed to promote safe and sustainable production processes.

Good Practice - Project | 01 Apr. 2021

Slaughtering and processing on farm to obtain high quality organic lamb meat

Setting up a slaughterhouse on-site helped the beneficiary and other nearby organic lamb breeders to increase their profitability through direct marketing.

Good Practice - Project | 01 Apr. 2021

Hay meat and milk

A European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Operational Group was set up to ensure the viability and continuation of the traditional farming method for hay fed milk and meat production. 

Good Practice - Project | 28 Sep 2020

Gunzesried alpine dairy - Utilising whey to generate energy

A dairy cooperative used LEADER support to set up a biorefinery plant for recovering energy from whey.