Programme: Rural Development Programme

Mr. Karov is a young farmer, has been operating for several years, and undertakes to increase his farm in the last three years, and to cultivate his land he needs equipment. The investment covers: Opti-till or Minimum-till - Characterized with minimal, partial, fused tillage, one, two or three in number depending on the type of soil and the specific climatic conditions. This is a technology in which deep tillage is replaced by building a biological soil ecosystem. In it, microorganisms, roots and other soil fauna take over the functions of processing and balancing nutrients.Minimal treatments preserve carbon in the soil, protect it from water and wind erosion, prevent compaction, improve soil fertility. Soil fertility (nutrients and water) is regulated by soil management from the previous crop, partial tillage and weed control. Certified seeds are used because certified seeds are healthy, large with good germination energy. Covering the soil with plant residues from the previous crop retains moisture in the soil, which contributes to the biological activity in the so-called living soil,thus carbon is retained in the soil and used as food for the next crop. During these treatments, the amount of chemical phosphorus and chemical nitrogen is greatly reduced due to the improved biological activity of the soil, which becomes food for the plants. Appropriate crop rotation is observed. Bacteria are introduced into the soil, which on the one hand decompose plant residues and on the other contribute to soil fertility. The good biological activity of the soil contributes to good immunity of plants, due to this fact the use of chemicals is reduced to 50% of the appropriate dose. Investment - Wheeled tractor;