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FROM IDEA TO SUCCESSFUL AGRIBUSINESS
Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2017 PROJECT  FINISHED 

Initiator of the project “From idea to successful agribusiness” as part of the Sector programme “Erasmus +”, KA 1 – Educational Mobility is High municipality school“Goce Delchev”-Valandovo . The project is target to the students of agricultural profession who are undergoing a basic professional education on the professions ,, Technician of farm production and Wine technician “.These are 30 students interested in the area of agribusiness (organic farming, organic production, ecological way of living).The region provides excellent conditions for a development of the agribusiness. There are over 500 registered farmers as well as many Agricultural cooperatives. Vocational training aims the creation of motivation for starting a private business in the field of agribusiness. The entrepreneurial knowledge is particularly useful for these aims. In an informal environment the participants in the project will become familiar with the European agribusiness, gain knowledge and skills, and will become motivated to start managing their own private business.The project spans twice for 2 weeks, with 7-8 hour attendance. They include theoretical as well as practical education.Theoretical lessons include topics on entrepreneurship – essence, role and a personal characterization of the entrepreneur; development of managerial skills and a competitiveness in creating and managing of a private business; training in entrepreneurial strategies, skills in creating a business plan; successful management of a small business in the sphere of bio - production and the role of the small farmers in the future of the world’s food sources.Practical education plans conducting practices in the field of Organic farming, Organic livestock production, manufacture of organic products, the processes in winemaking, animal care, demand for the animal welfare and applying of all Eurostandarts in these areas. The main objective of this project is the acquisition of practical knowledge and skills in the field of agricultural business and improving the students’ professional capacities through adopting good practices and innovative methods. In order for the young people to succeed on the labor market or establish their own business, they must have the required skills and qualifications – all the stages of the agricultural business development: marketing, management, entrepreneurial skills, field work and rearing, production of organic products.Specific objectives are:For the users: adoption of innovations in the field of agricultural business; practical education on the conservation of the traditional technologies in organic farming; furtherance the students’ professional realization as producers and dealers of agricultural production; motivation to establish their own agribusiness.Regarding the sending organization: enhancing the quality of the professional training through enriching practical education; furtherance of the entrepreneurial education. Regarding the hosting organization: introduction of the innovations in the standards of professional education in Bulgaria.Expected results: 30 students will adopt knowledge and skills in the field of agricultural business and youth entrepreneurship according to the European standards for the development of youth mobility.
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