Kardjali became the center of Olive

Kardjali has a serious chance to become a center of Bulgarian Olive and fruit, it became clear to the international scientific-practical conference forward BGNES correspondent in the city.
Sotiris Braniotis Greek speaker who is also the owner of the company brought in Kardjali first olive saplings. With them after the 10-rn days shall start planting the first areas in the region. Braniotis ordered them to a laboratory in Spain, produced in Italy, adapted in Greece, are consistent with eastern Rhodope-climatic conditions and soils, withstand up to minus 18-20 degrees. Director of Higher School „Agricultural College“ in Kardjali Professor Vasko Vassilev explained that these sets have pads that are tailored to local conditions. The pilot project will start at 6 locations with plots of 500 square meters, there are a lot applications, but will first be made light of the land, said Vassilev. The criterion is to have time and are accessible, but also to preserve them from harm. Parcels will be owned by people, they will manage them accordingly and will pick the fruit. Soil analysis showed that the Eastern Rhodopes are suitable for the development of this culture. In February and March are even starting with the actual planting. There were serious candidates. Prominent winemaker has decided to invest in a closed cycle – produce greenhouse olives on 170 acres and build a plant to produce oil. So in addition to selling wine and olive oil. Began preparing the Union of greengrocer and olive growers to Kardjali can be a center. The interest is enormous, yet to build infrastructure and to work on projects including the European programs, said Prof Vasilev. „If we do, however, only large plants, this means the industry has no more of 5-6 major players, and deprive local people of livelihood. To us is sought alternatives to tobacco is precisely fruit and olives, to enable owners of small 1-2 acres to be part of the big. They could not buy a harvester 1.5 million euros. This means that the strength is in networking and its absence is a mistake for me in the development of Bulgarian agriculture, „the professor stressed. According to him, „small producers have to give it a chance to be a market participant to deliver high-quality varieties to carry out agricultural services to be delivered propagating materials and preparations can buy it and ultimately, to be part of whole – something it currently does not. The project is only a beginning, the road will be short, yet Professor Vasilev said.

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