Programme: Rural Development Programme

Galin Goralov carries out agricultural activity on the land of the village of Gradnitsa, Sevlievo municipality, Gabrovo district. The land does not fall into the list of areas designated as disadvantaged. According to the Questionnaire Card and the Questionnaire for registration, 42 bee families are kept on the farm during the current business year. The economic size of the farm at the time of presenting this report defines it as a small farm - EUR 3070.82 SPO. The farmer has a Certificate for registration of his own livestock farm / apiary /, issued by the OD for Food Safety in Gabrovo. The activities that the applicant plans to carry out in the coming years are related to increasing the economic size of the farm in the SPO. The mandatory target of increasing the SPO by at least 2,000 euros will be met. As of the chosen date for inspection of the implementation of the business plan, the farm will amount to EUR 5,118.03. The number of bee colonies will be increased through their own breeding activities. In 2023 the bee families will increase by 14. , and in 2024 with 14 more. By the period of submitting the application for the second payment / 2024 / the bee families will be 70. In the coming years of the implementation of the business plan, the number of bee families will remain. In 2023, it will also perform a risk assessment to identify hazards related to the working environment, in accordance with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act. In 2023, the farmer will purchase a centrifuge to replace the existing depreciated manual centrifuge. This investment will improve the mechanization of the farm. The implementation of the business plan will begin within nine months after the signing of the Contract for approval under sub-measure 6.3 with the purchase of the centrifuge. To implement the specific result 12 "Contribution to sustainable and digital economic recovery", the farmer will purchase a sensor system for remote monitoring of hives.