Creating a Viable and Sustainable Farm and Transition to Organic Farming by Young Farmer Emil Totev Ivanov.

The current agricultural activity of the applicant includes the cultivation of stone fruit species - plums with a total utilized agricultural area of 20.283 decares. Plantations are bred in a biological way. There is a contract for control and certification. All properties are private. The activity of the farm is carried out entirely on the territory of the village of Boriki, Gabrovo municipality, Gabrovo district. The farmer does not have his own agricultural machinery. If necessary, agricultural machinery is rented or external mechanized services are used. There are no irrigation facilities, buildings or other facilities on the property. Plant protection chemicals and fertilizers are not used or stored on the holding. The requirements for keeping fertilizer logs and plant protection measures for all properties are not met. The applicant himself organizes and manages his activity. No production staff is assigned. Currently he does not keep accounting. The activities necessary for the restructuring and adaptation of the farm are related to the maintenance of the existing perennial plum plantations and the hiring of 6 decares of stone fruit species in 2021. The plans of the applicant are to lease the orchards until April 2021 and to engage in the biological activity of the farm. To improve mechanization on the farm, a power saw will be purchased in 2019. This will take place nine months after signing the approval agreement. By the end of 2020, the applicant will complete a course of 150 hours and a course on conservation of environmental components in the agricultural sector. By the end of April 2021, the farmer will have complied with all EU standards related to his activities, including safety standards and phytosanitary standards.

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