Contact first name: Popov
Contact last name: Vladislav
Contact email: vpopov_bg@abv.bg
Street: 12 Mendeleev Blvd
Postal code: 4003
City: Plovdiv
State:
Country: Bulgaria
Website:
| Deliverable | Notes |
|---|---|
| 1 - Set of principles and attributes | By setting up a project aiming at developingand establishingworking models (incl.monitoring and evaluation tools) facilitating local farming communities to recognisethe impact of sustainable(organic) food systems (SFS) value-chainson sustainability aspects such as local agrobiodiversity, and use these for improving quality of life in the region of Eastern Rhodope mountains, Bulgaria. |
| 2 - Drivers and indicators of sustainable production and consumption | Documented, adopted and disseminated models, containing monitoring and implementationmechanisms and tools,enabling (organic)farmers to identify and valuate uniqueregional(local)agrobiodiversity and itscontributionto existing regional/local SFPvalue-chains(e.g. cereals, wine, herbs, sesame-tahni or others). |
| 3 - Actual data on sustainable production and consumption | Developing common protocols forquantifyingcausal relationships between biodiversity of plant and animal indicator-species in regional agroecosystems(e.g. cereals, grapes, herbs, sesame, sheep-grazing, etc.) and agro-management practices. Collectingdata and prioritisingfactors determining the balance between ecological intensification (incl. functional biodiversity) of diverseagrosystemsto support the design and assessment of regional SFP chains/systems. |
| 4 - Policy reform proposals/arguments | Promote and scale-up the use of proven tools that assess and visualize best practices related to efficient / sustainable natural resource use at regional level and best nutrition practices,i.a.including effective and reliable certification and standardswithin at least6 miunicipalities of the target region. |
| 5 - Training and education tools | At regional level and related to Deliverable 4 and 6: - Conductiingseminars in the target regionfor stakeholders, consumer organisationsand policy-makers - Developinge-learning courses for organic producers, advisers, municipality-supervised schools, kindergardens, hospitals,etc. - Participation in local public events, social media etc. - Production of website and other communication tools. |
| 6 - Case studies of food systems | Selectingat least 6 pilot (test) best-performing regional SFP value-chains(e.g. cereals, wine, herbs, sesame-tahni or others), assessingand analysingfactors determining the balance between eco-intensification (incl. functional biodiversity) and SFP, including transformation processes, and promote/demonstrate the results of selected case-studies (incl. marketing approachese.g. local brand, regional sales, website and social media, ‘celebrity chef’, eco-hotels, etc.). |
| 7 - Workshops/roundtables | Setting up and make operational anInformation and Communication Plan (ICP) with a ‘raising-awareness and raising-knowledge’ activitiesfor organic and sustainable farmers and/or cooperatives on ‘local/regional agrobiodiversity value for local/regional SFP value-chains’.Providesupport for sustainability initiatives in schools and other public institutions that include consumptionfrom regional SFP value-chains. |
| 8 - Clusters/knowledge sharing | Setting up and running a Local Coalition/Network of OFSP experts and experts from Slow Food Bulgaria, Local Food Bulgaria, Foundation New Thracian Gold, Association for Sustainable Tourism, Foundation Avalon-Bulgaria, Bulgarian Society for Bird Protection, Municipalitiesof Ivaylovgrad and Kardzhali, etc. to support the SFP initiativesand disseminate project deliverables. |