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Description
The project includes complex activities taking into account the natural and climatic features on the territory of Brezovo municipality, and is aimed at their development. Two activities are envisaged in the project, which include project management, construction and delivery of equipment for a modern Advisory Center for Bio farming, bio animal breeding and beekeeping on the territory of Brezovo municipality. Four new staff are planned to work at the new center and provide services for farmers and processors who want to switch from conventional to organic farming and/or processing their produce A guarantor of the quality of these services will be the partner of the project - Agricultural University – Plovdiv, which with the experience of its support units and centers will guarantee the quality training of the newly appointed staff and the services provided subsequently. Organic farming and livestock production will be stimulated on the territory of the municipality, which will contribute to its economic development by creating alternative employment of the population through new market opportunities and overcoming the negative effects of conventional agriculture on the environment. A network of interested natural and legal persons will be established to promote the development of an approach for the establishment of the municipality of Brezovo, as an ecologically clean area, offering certified products and services. Thus, the municipality will meet the objectives of the Smart Specialization Strategy, as well as the European objectives of the Green Deal, the Farm-to-Table Strategy and the Organic Farming Action Plan.
Summary of project results
The main challenge in the project was to stimulate the organic farming and husbandry on the territory of Brezovo municipality, to crate new job opportunities for the unemployed population in the region and to establish Brezovo as an ecologicaly clean region, offering certified products and services.
Advisory Center for Organic Agriculture was established to promote organic farming and to provide services to the local farmers for the transition from conventional to organic agriculture and animal husbandry. New jobs were created and trainings were conducted for the newly employed people to ensure the quality of the provided services in the center. With the establishment of the Advisory Center for Organic Agriculture, conditions have been created for the development of sustainable local capacity for the long-term development of "green" economic initiatives of the municipality of Brezovo.
As a result of the project, organic agriculture and animal husbandry are stimulated on the territory of the municipality, which has contributed to its economic development by creating alternative employment for the population through new market opportunities and overcoming the negative consequences of conventional agriculture on the environment. A network of interested individuals and legal entities has been established to promote the development of an approach to establishing the municipality of Brezovo as an ecologically clean region, offering certified products and services.