Supporting the process of creating a viable and sustainable farm of a young farmer orchard.

Candidate for the project is Stanislava Nikolaeva Koleva. Its holding is a plant growing, related to the cultivation of orchards - cherries. It is situated in the lands of two settlements of the municipality of Nova Zagora - Kamenovo and Nauchene, Sliven. The plantations total 16,476 dk and cover three plots of land under a lease. Created in 2016, the planting scheme is 5 X 4 - 50 pieces. trees in decare. The varieties "Van" and "Bing" are covered, they are watered - there is a drip irrigation system built. Stanislava Koleva began her agricultural activity on January 16, 2018, when she signed a lease for the 2017/2018 crop for cherry farming. On April 11, 2018 he registered as a farmer under Ordinance No. 3 of 1999. The beneficiary has a contract with a certification organization for conversion to organic planting. It plans to increase the size of the farmland by creating new plantations of cherries that also grow in a biological way. At present the farm does not have the necessary agricultural equipment and uses external mechanized services. This sometimes causes problems for the proper agrotechnics of crops and the timely implementation of agro-technical events, so its intent is to invest money in buying a tractor to meet the needs of its farm. Along with improving the material state of the holding, the applicant will do the necessary to acquiring professional skills and competences by passing a course in agriculture for at least 150 hours and training on basic problems in protecting the components of the environment in the agricultural sector. The project sets goals and social focus - opening new jobs. The candidate's job is to create additional employment by opening a new job on the farm.

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