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Bulgaria's State Agriculture Fund (SAF)
has approved projects worth over BGN 17.5 M under Measure 121 for the
Modernization of Agricultural Holdings.
The SAF has for the first time given the
green light to 14 bio producers who invested in new plantations, according to
the SAF's press office.
The applicants for subsidies plan
to plant gardens with almonds, cherries, plums and linden.
The SAF has also approved subsidies for
artichoke growers.
For the first time EU subsidies will
be granted to agricultural holdings undergoing a transition from conventional
to organic farming systems.
The two applicants for subsidies under
the scheme plan to grow lavender and hazelnuts.
The SAF has also approved other investment
projects in the sphere of horticulture aimed at purchasing gardening equipment.
The other half of the approved projects has
been submitted by livestock breeders who are investing in modernization.
The SAF has approved investment proposals for
manure disposal, for purchasing milking machines and other equipment.
Two poultry breeders plan to expand their
broiler farms.
15 of the approved projects are aimed at preventing
nitrate water contamination.
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