Programme: Rural Development Programme

Currently, Elizabeth Ivanova is registered as a farmer, a natural person and develops agricultural activity in the territory of Byala municipality, Ruse region. According to an up-to-date questionnaire for this economic year 2022/2023, he grows 54 pcs. dairy sheep and farms 14,993 decares with permanent crops. The applicant's farm has an economic size of -12173.79 SPO. The orchard is located on one property and is located in the land of Sturmen village, Byala municipality. Cultivable land is used under a lease agreement. The permanent plantations are in their sixth year and are in the fruiting period. They are stone plums, Stanley variety. In order to adapt the farm and achieve sustainability, the business plan for the development of the farm envisages certain activities. In the process of the implementation of the set program and at the time of inspection, the agricultural holding will have an increase in the economic size of 4,000 euros SPO. The growth of the farm will be achieved through an increase in the number of farmed animals, which will be done mainly through own breeding activity, and if necessary, through purchase. It is planned to gradually increase the number of farmed animals, so that in the year of submission of the request for the second payment /second farming year/ no less than 104 sheep - dairy and available adolescent animals, which the farmer has left to repair the herd, will be farmed . The farmer will continue to maintain and care for the permanent plum plantations, and at this stage does not foresee their increase. In order to improve the equipment of the farm, he will make an investment in DMA by purchasing a tractor, which he will use to clean the farm and to carry out certain activities in the orchard. In order to make rational decisions and carry out timely agrotechnical measures during the cultivation of the permanent plantation, a weather sensor will be purchased, thus introducing innovative equipment for the farm.