Problems and prospects for hazelnut cultivation in Bulgaria
2007
Atanasova, M. | Nikolova, M.
The present article discusses the major problems and prospects for hazelnut cultivation in Bulgaria. The more important issues that have been paid attention to are as follows: tendencies in the world hazelnut production and demand, strong and weak points, advantages and drawbacks of hazelnut cultivation in Bulgaria and its development as a business; diversification of agriculture through hazelnut plantations; suitable regions for hazelnut cultivation; use of grafted planting material; productive capacities of hazelnut sorts that are well adapted for the conditions in Bulgaria; expenses and results from hazelnut cultivation and necessary dimensions of the plantations for ensuring a satisfactory income for the producers. Based on the presented results, it is claimed that hazelnut cultivation can be a successful business under the conditions in Bulgaria under certain circumstances, some of which are discussed in the article.
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