Programme: Rural Development Programme

The candidate under the current procedure is ZP Velcho Nikolov Velchev. Since 2012, the farmer has been developing his agricultural activity in the "Livestock" sector, in the direction of dairy cattle breeding. The candidate is registered under Art. 137 and runs a livestock facility with registration number 2145-0039, located in the village of Gurkovo, commune. Botevgrad.
In recent years, ZS grows alfalfa, corn for grain, corn for fodder and corn. (soft) wheat for grazing the animals and obtaining fodder for own needs.
Under the current project initiative, a technique has been selected that will allow the processes in the livestock farm to be controlled, monitored and automated. Several assets are planned, which are aimed at providing fodder for feeding the animals - a baler, a disc mower and a cultivator are aimed at technological and ecological modernization of the individual phases of the production processes in crop production, helping technological modernization and protecting the components of the environment.
The project proposal includes the following investment costs:
1. Baler
2. Disc mower
3. Cultivator compactor
4. Pallet forks
The foreseen pallet forks will ease the processes on the farm and at the same time contribute to the generation of the general objectives of the PVU - technological modernization with the possibility of controlling the processes of animal husbandry, since the applicant has a tractor equipped with a navigation system, to which they will be aggregated the pallet forks. The use of the other three assets will lead to the achievement of the objectives of the PVA under item 1.1 Technological and ecological modernization of the individual phases of the production processes in crop production, with an emphasis on the maintenance and protection of the environment. All selected machines will ensure technological progress of the farm, increase of competitiveness and sustainable development.