Varna Economic Development Agency (VEDA) organizes a Closing Conference for the BSB 136 project „INCREASE TRADING
AND MODERNIZATION OF THE BEEKEEPING AND CONNECTED SECTORS IN THE BLACK SEA BASIN”.

The conference is opened to the local stakeholders and public in general. It aims to present project overall and specific
objectives, obtained results, outputs and deliverables.

The conference will start at 10:00am with welcome addresses to participants by Mr. Laurentius Drasovean from Technopol Galati Association (Romania) – а Project Team Leader, and а presentation of the results achieved in the main areas of the project. A representative of the Bulgarian partner in the ITM BEE-BSB project will make an overview of VEDA activities and its contribution towards project realisation.

Additional presentation on the “Late summer care and wintering of bee families” will be given by the Assoc. Prof. Dr. Plamen Hristov, Institute of Animal Sciences – Kostinbrod. It will be followed by information for the “Opportunities for support of young farmers and small farms in 2021 under the Rural Development Program 2014-2020″, to be presented by Mr. Yuri Zarev, Head of Varna Territorial Office of the National Service for Advice in Agriculture at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry of Bulgaria .

Beekeepers and representatives of beekeeping associations from the five partner countries Bulgaria, Moldova, Rumania, Turkey and Ukraine will take part in the conference. Simultaneous translation with English is provided.

The conference is a part of the communication activities of the project BSB 136 with an acronym ITM BEE-BSB. The project is co-funded under the JOP” Black Sea Basin 2014-2020“. It is with duration of 28 months.

Participation in the conference is free. Registration will be open from 9:30am.

When and where?

Date: July 21, 2021
Time: Starting at 10:00am
Location: Конферентна зала на хотел Черно Море (бул. Сливница 33, град Варна)

Agenda

09:30 – 10:00Registration of participants
10:00 – 10:15Opening of the conference and Welcome to participants by Mr. Laurentius Drasovean – Project Тeam Leaders, Technopol Galati Association (Romania)
10:15 – 11:00Presentaion ITM BEE-BSB results by Mr. Laurentius Drasovean – Project Тeam Leaders and VEDA contribution for the realization of project‘s activities.
11:00 – 11:30Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00Presentation on the late summer care and wintering of bee families – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Plamen Hristov, Institute of Animal Sciences – Kostinbrod
13:00 – 14:00Lunch beak
14:00 – 15:00Opportunities to support young farmers and small farms in 2021 under the Rural Development Program 2014-2020 – Mr. Yuri Zarev, NSAA (Optional, for the Bulgarian beekeepers and participants in the conference). Question & Answers.
15:00Closure of the conference

Conference language: There will be simultaneous translation from Bulgarian into English and vice-versе.