Start-up aid for setting up and developing the farm of the young farmer Hristo Hristov for cherry and plum cultivation in the transition to organic production and creating a plum garden, which will also be cultivated in a biological way.

To restructure his farm, the beneficiary will continue to cultivate 12,911 decares of plum and 7,994 decares of cherry gardens and will lease 6,000 decares of land by 2020-2021. By mid-December 2021, he will buy herbaceous planting material and create a new 6,000 acres plum garden. The planting distances will be 5m. at 4m. or 50 pieces of trees per hectare. In this way, it will fulfill objective 1 of its business plan - "Increasing the economic size of the farm measured in the SAR (minimum 4000 euro)". It will be continue the contract with the certification organization and start cultivating the newly planted garden in a biological way. In order to increase productivity and reduce the cost of external mechanized services and to carry out all plant protection measures in due time, the beneficiary plans to purchase a motor sprayer suitable for the farm's needs. This investment is foreseen to be completed within nine months of the approval of the project. To acquire professional skills and competencies within 36 months from the date of signing the grant agreement, but not later than the final date of the business plan completion period, the beneficiary will complete a course of 150 hours. under Measure 1.1 "Vocational training and skills acquisition". In case this course includes hours (module) lasting at least 8 hours for environmental protection, the beneficiary will also pass it. Otherwise, it will seek another opportunity to participate in training on key environmental protection issues in the agricultural sector or / and will be involved in information activities on these issues. With the increase in workload, the need to unlock a job increases. For this purpose at the latest by the beginning of July 2021 will be assigned one permanent full-time worker.

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