Feed store Uppinge

The feed store becomes more accessible and is strengthened as a local meeting place for experience and knowledge exchange

About the project

Uppinge Gård AB currently operates a feed store in Grödinge, Botkyrka municipality, with an established customer group and open one day a week. Now they want to invest in becoming more accessible by extending opening hours and working to develop the store into a meeting place for animal owners and producers, with space for advice, knowledge exchange, and local collaborations.

In the project, Uppinge Gård will renovate and make the store accessible. An unmanned store solution with a digital checkout enables them to be open more days a week and for longer hours. The store will also be developed as a meeting place for animal owners and producers, with space for advice, knowledge exchange, and local collaborations.

Through the investment, a long-term sustainable service point is created that strengthens local entrepreneurship and contributes to increased attractiveness for the Grödinge region.

In the project, Uppinge Gård collaborates with, among others, Torp farm.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

”A local feed store with generous opening hours facilitates everyday life, creates more sustainability through shorter trips, and strengthens the animal industry in the area.

There is also a need for a place where animal owners can get advice, exchange experiences, and find a more tailored offering than what larger chains provide.”

Why was the project prioritized?

The board assesses that the project contributes to increased accessibility and service in rural areas by establishing an unmanned store for locally and Swedish-produced feed.

The project strengthens the local economy, reduces climate impact, and creates new collaborations between producers and animal owners. The Leader support is deemed crucial for the investment to be implemented in the planned scope and with the desired quality. The project aligns well with the strategy's goals for a sustainable and viable countryside and is therefore prioritized for implementation.

About the project

The project is awaiting a decision from the Swedish Board of Agriculture.
The project is prioritized by the Leader Sörmland Coast board. Awaiting approval from the Swedish Board of Agriculture.

The project is being implemented
2025-2026

Project owner
Uppinge Gård AB

Project Manager

Anna Gustafsson

uppinge@gmail.com

Purpose and goals

Purpose: to increase accessibility to local feed and to strengthen a local meeting place within animalhusbandry

CASE:

  • To renovate the store and install a technical solution that allows the store to function as an unmanned store.
  • To develop the feed store as a meeting place with space for advice, knowledge exchange, and local collaborations.

About financing

Granted support in the rural development programme
299,969 SEK

Own private financing

274,953 SEK

Other private financing
175,000 SEK

Total project budget
749,922 SEK

Support rate: 40 % project support for companies

Incoming EU funds have been granted from:
Rural Development Fund

The support from the rural development programme consists of funding from the EU and the state.