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Organic Dairy production: practices and challenges

 

Bulgaria, Sofia
09-11 July 2025

We will visit two organic dairy farms and a farm dairy processing unit for cheese and dairy products, discuss the challenges farmers face and talk about the role and organization of advisors for the development of organic farming in South East Europe.

What you can expect from this cross visit
  • Processing and marketing of organic products from the farm- successful example of Rozino Organic farm
  • Organic farm open days - important element of raising awareness of consumer
  • Adaptation to the climate changes:
    • digitalized milking system
    • automated feeding system
    • own fodder production

Discussions between the advisors and farmers of hot topics in small ruminants: climate changes and related challenges (shorter grazing period, need for more forage, unusual dangerous diseases), lack of veterinarians in the rural areas ...

 
Registration

You will be asked to provide some personal information, a brief description of your interest in joining this visit and your capacity in covering your travel costs.

Participation is not guaranteed because the number of advisors who may join the visit is limited. Participants will received a confirmation message.

First-round registration deadline: 30th April 2025; Confirmation: 7 May 2025

The registration deadline might be extended in case of undersubscription.



Program

 
 
 

Please note: Due to organisational reasons, the program has been revised (new excursion destination “Rachenitsa”).



Contact information

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Practical Information
Requirements

Participation to the entire cross visit program. There is no possibility to arrive later or leave earlier, except for local participants.

 
Participants

Agricultural advisor supporting organic farmers or farmers in conversion and advisors or young graduates willing to gain competences in organic advice are welcome to join this cross visit. Maximum 15 participants.

 
 
Travel costs

In case you do not have budget to cover your travel costs, the project advisory partner in your respective country can reimburse part of your travel costs.

Eligible countries for cost reimbursement are FR, DE, IT, BG,EE, DK, AT, CH, HU, ES,PT, HR, RO, IE, NL, SE, FI, CZ, PL, GR, SI, RS.

Eligible costs for reimbursement are transport (train, flight), accommodation (2-3 nights), social lunch and dinners, up to a limit of 400-800 EUR/participant.

Once your participation to the cross visit is confirmed, you will receive more detailed information by the advisory project partner in your country about the conditions for cost reimbursement.

Costs during the Cross Visit are estimated to 45 EUR including for breakfasts, social lunch & dinner & activity as well as the accommodation for 3 nights. This estimation does not include the food and transport expenses to reach Sofia.

include the food and transport expenses to reach Udine.

 

Modifié le: mardi 5 août 2025, 07:47