Programme: Rural Development Programme

The farmer Ventsislav Arnaudov owns a livestock facility where he raises a total of 105 small ruminant animals. The livestock facility is located on the territory of the village of Novo Selo, Ruse municipality, Ruse region. The animal husbandry building is used under a seven-year lease, starting on December 16, 2022. The economic size of the agricultural holding is 8454.72 SPO. His current activity is mainly focused on raising small ruminants for the purpose of milk production and realization of the offspring for meat. 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 increase the number of farmed animals, as by the year of submission of the request for the second payment /second farming year/ 92 ewes and their offspring, which the farmer has left for the repair of the herd, will be bred. He will continue to breed goats, but for now he does not plan to increase their number. The farmer plans to rent pastures near the farm to use for grazing animals. This is also the reason why the farmer envisages the purchase of an electric herder, which will be an innovation for his farm. The other investment in DMA, planned for purchase in order to improve the equipment of the farm, is the purchase of a tractor. By the year of verification, will have completed a minimum 150-hour course in agriculture, and will have participated in a course involving training on major environmental issues in the agricultural sector, or will have participated in outreach activities related to these issues.