Farmers mentioned they had been prepared to surrender the subsidies however preserve the pastures
Animal breeders from Plovdiv area they protested right this moment symbolically with a tent camp by the Sub-Balkan street on the jap entrance of Kalofer. Beginning tomorrow, they are going to block the street and cease visitors, BTA reported.
“We wish to entice consideration and make our voice heard in order that the issue with the rules, due to which our animals have nowhere to graze, is lastly resolved,” mentioned livestock breeder Todor Dikliev.
Livestock breeders’ protests proceed tomorrow from 1:00 PM with efficient motion. The farmers introduced that beginning June 5, they are going to shut the Sub-Balkan street each day for one hour. They demand to alter the rules that restrict the grazing of animals within the territories falling throughout the borders of the Nationwide Park “Central Balkan”. Based on the farmers, the launched restrictions have an effect on livestock breeding in the entire of Central Bulgaria and threaten the sector, which can a minimum of result in a lower within the variety of cattle and sheep raised. The protesters have despatched letters to the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Atmosphere and Water by which they’ve outlined the issue and their calls for for its resolution.
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The “Central Balkan” Nationwide Park got here out with an official place on the matter, which states that these restrictions don’t threaten the event of animal husbandry in Bulgaria. There are solely three nationwide parks in Bulgaria – Rila, Pirin and Central Balkan. The overall space of the three parks is lower than 2 p.c of the nationwide territory. Information for 2023 present that lower than 3 p.c of cattle and fewer than 3 p.c of sheep in Bulgaria grazed on the territory of nationwide parks. The realm of pastures on which grazing is permitted within the nationwide parks based on the authorized annual plans represents solely about 2.5 p.c of the pastures within the nation, reviews the Nationwide Park “Central Balkan”.
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Based on the park directorate, within the final report on the situation of the grassland habitats to the European Fee, the situation was reported as unfavorable and due to this fact it’s crucial to take corrective actions relating to the load on these delicate areas and limiting the variety of grazing animals, since sustaining of the pure habitats in a positive situation is each a accountability in direction of Bulgaria’s nature and an obligation of the nation as a member state of the European Union.
Based on the authorized annual grazing plans, the world for finishing up these actions within the parks is comparatively the identical in comparison with 2023 and is roughly 34,000 ha, with a loading price of 0.4 animal items per hectare. Thus, practically 39,000 animals will be capable of graze on the territory of the nationwide parks,” reads the place of the Nationwide Park “Central Balkan”.
Based on the protesting animal breeders, that is extraordinarily inadequate, as a result of there are 20 animal breeders within the city of Kalofer alone, who increase practically 2,900 cattle and about 5,000 sheep. The farmers introduced that they’re able to even surrender the subsidies they obtain, however to maintain the pastures, BTA cites.
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