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In short: Mostoften, flexible sowing according to moisture, conservation treatments and rootless farming, precise disease forecasting and cooperation are applied.
Southern Dobrudzha is thedriest region of Bulgaria and production is mostly irrigable.
Therefore, good practices are aimed at preserving moisture and moreprudent use of fertilizers and detergents.
Flexible sowing norm.
ET "Agro-Svetlozar Dichevski" (Varna) has switched from fixed to flexible sowing norms according to soil moisture, with drought-resistant varieties.
The result is a morestable drought yield and less seed costs.
Rootless farming and minimal cultivation.
The technology has developed in Bulgaria since 2000, mainly in Dobrudzha: first in small areas, then with the gradual exclusion of ploughing.
Fewer passes in the field.
Bomar Trade combines operations in one pass, which protects the structure and moisture of the soil.
Disease prognosis.
"Agromate" (Yambol) uses a weather station and a disease model to spray at the right moment.
This reduces the use of pesticides by up to 30%.
Cooperation.
Motor 93 Insurance Company (Babuk) shows how sharing equipment gives access to technology without much investment.
The Help Center can connect you to these farms for hands-on experience.
Material: Good Practices 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8; Training Module 1 and 2; Report "Innovative Approaches in Agriculture".

A project under the Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme (BSB01250), 18 months until 20.02.2027. Partners: Trakya Development Agency – TDA (Türkiye, lead partner), Dobrudzha Agrarian and Business School (Bulgaria) and Research and Development Company of Northern Evros (Greece). For farmers, the project provides free materials, workshops and training, a database of funding opportunities, contact with experts and this Help Desk.

Coming up in Dobrudzha are 2 workshops for farmers and chambers ("Best Practices in Field Crop Management" and "Sustainable Farming Practices for Field Crops"), a public seminar and a technical training programme. Leave your contact details and topic of interest at the Help Desk and you will receive an invitation when the date is announced.

The "BSB Platform for Smart and Green Recovery in Agriculture" is a network of organisations from the Black Sea Basin — public institutions, NGOs, universities, agricultural chambers and associations. It holds an annual meeting and continues after the project. Organisations can express interest through the Help Desk.

The project is building a joint network of mentors and experts (agronomy, soil science, plant protection, precision farming, irrigation, organic farming, agricultural economics, etc.). Their profiles will be published on the project website. Until then, the Help Desk will put you in touch with experts of the Dobrudzha Agrarian and Business School.

In the digital library on the project website and on site at the Help Desk: brochures, reports, good practices, the financing database and an informational video. The Help Desk will help you find the material you need.

Yes. Under the project, the help desks support stakeholders "during and after the project". After 20.02.2027 the Help Desk continues as part of the work of the Dobrudja Agricultural and Business School:

• the email adaptagri.helpdesk@gmail.com stays active;
• this questions and answers page remains available and is updated;
• the project materials — brochures, training modules, good practices, information video — remain available to farmers.

EU quality schemes protect products linked to a place or tradition and give them a higher market value:

• PDO (protected designation of origin): all production takes place in a defined area;
• PGI (protected geographical indication): the quality is due to the origin (e.g. "Kazanlak Rose", "Elena Ham");
• TSG (traditional speciality guaranteed): a traditional recipe or method of production.

Since 2024, producer groups can include sustainable practices as a mandatory part of the product specification. Registration is done through the MAF, usually by a producers' association.

Material: Report from the workshop for public officers (Albena, 7.07.2026), presentation by Elena Kostadinova.

Yes. A more diverse crop rotation, mechanical weed control, protection of beneficial organisms, biological agents and organic materials can also be used on a conventional farm. Choose them according to the specific problem — for example, mechanical weed control must suit the crop, the growth stage and the soil moisture.

However, such practices do not give you the right to sell your produce as organic. For that you need certification, inspection and compliance with the organic production rules.

Source: European Commission, DG Agriculture and Rural Development. Material: Brochure 2 Appendix (organic protection of wheat).

Three decisive questions: how you will manage weeds, where you will get nutrients from and who you will sell to. Talk to an organic control body about the requirements, the conversion period and the paperwork, and review your machinery and a possible crop rotation.

Also work out a bad scenario: a lower yield, or a price no higher than for conventional produce. The conversion needs a production plan and a market, not just giving up certain products. For real experience — good practice 2 ("Organic Grain", Varna).

Source: European Commission, DG Agriculture and Rural Development. Material: Brochure 1, section 14.

Conversion starts on the date of the contract with the control body. During it you apply all organic rules, but the produce cannot yet be sold as "organic". After at least 12 months of conversion, single-ingredient plant food or feed can be sold labelled "in conversion".

This is the hardest period financially: costs are as in organic production, but prices are as in conventional. That is why support under the organic farming intervention of the Common Agricultural Policy is especially important (section A).

What is prohibited and what is allowed in crop production:

Material: Training Module 2, sections 6.1–6.2; Regulation (EU) 2018/848; Ministry of Agriculture, Organic Production Directorate.