The COOPID project has carried out a selection of 10 success cases within the bioeconomy across the EU primary sector. This is the one belonging to the Bulgarian Success Case: ZP Victor Asenov. This case covers their overall business idea, main products, key characteristics, and plans for development of its business model.
Overall business idea
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Sustainable all-year production of vegetables in a greenhouse
- Vegetable biowaste is sent to a nearby company for making compost and biobased fertilisers
- Heating of greenhouse based on renewable sources: Pellets from sunflower residues
- Recycled drainage- and rainwater used in the production
Key characteristics of the success story
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Optimised utilisation of biowastes
- Renewable energy used for production
- Pro-active approach to application of new technologies
- Circulation of nutrients and carbon
- New ways of cooperation with other companies
- Financial support to cover part of the investment
- Young generation farmer-entrepreneurs involved
Main products
- Sustainably grown vegetables
- Vegetable biowaste is sent to nearby waste-recycling company
Plans for development
- A new blockchain technology is planned for efficient monitoring of plant growth and full documentation
- Mr. Victor Asenov wants to establish another greenhouse for production of strawberries
- Mr. Victor Asenov wants to recycle vegetable biowaste at his own farm, but it takes additional investments
