{"id":945,"date":"2026-02-06T07:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T07:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polerani.bio\/?p=945"},"modified":"2026-02-06T08:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T08:08:54","slug":"forum-starite-mestni-sortowe-i-porodi-agra-2026-plovdiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.polerani.bio\/en\/forum-starite-mestni-sortowe-i-porodi-agra-2026-plovdiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum: Old local varieties and breeds. Building a network for their preservation. (February 20, 2026, AGRA Plovdiv)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Organizers: <strong>Agricultural Academy<\/strong> \u0438 <strong>Field Wounds Association<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When?<\/strong> February 20, 2026 (Friday), from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. <strong>Where?<\/strong> Plovdiv Fair, International Agricultural Exhibition <strong>AGRA<\/strong>, conference room, <strong>pavilion 7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forum will present research and results of scientists and agricultural producers on authentic, forgotten and local Bulgarian varieties of seeds and planting material. The emphasis will be on the discussion on the construction of <strong>national network<\/strong> with centers in individual regions for the preservation and development of traditional varieties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The results of the discussion will be summarized in a statement, which will be distributed on specialized websites and will be presented to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MAF). The forum will be filmed and broadcast in separate video recordings on the website of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polerani.bio\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.polerani.bio<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Program<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Registration:<\/strong> 9:00 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9:30<\/strong> \u2013 Prof. Dr. Stefan Gandev, Chairman of the Agricultural Academy Opening of the forum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Panel 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>9:40<\/strong> \u2013 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Svetoslav Malchev, Institute of Fruit Growing, Plovdiv \u201eInnovations and traditions in the preservation of old and local varieties\u201c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9:55<\/strong> \u2013 Svetoslav Todorov, PoleRani Association \u201ePreservation of old fruit tree varieties from the Pre-Balkans\u201c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10:10<\/strong> \u2013 Todor Kostadinov \u201ePreservation of authentic and very old grape varieties from the Berkovo region\u201c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10:25<\/strong> \u2013 Dr. Mavrovski &quot;The Eastern Balkan Pig: Conservation and Development of the Breed&quot;\u201e<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Panel 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>10:45<\/strong> \u2013 Vanya Kotseva, Director of the National Agricultural Museum &quot;History of Vegetable Production in the 19th and 20th Centuries in Bulgaria&quot;\u201e<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11:00<\/strong> \u2013 Dr. Eng. Svetla Nikolova \u201ePoleRani \u2013 the Bulgarian network for the protection of local varieties and breeds\u201c Achievements so far and planned actions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11:20<\/strong> \u2013 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ognyan Boyukliev, III \u2013 BAS \u201eOld varieties in the prospects for the development of Bulgarian agriculture\u201c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11:40<\/strong> \u2013 Discussion Panel 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12:15<\/strong> \u2013 Discussion Panel 2 \u2013 Building a National Network for the Conservation of Local, Heritage Varieties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>13:00<\/strong> \u2013 End of lectures, discussion and forum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Posters in the lobby in front of the hall (you can put them in Gallery or Bullet List with icons):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A brief historical look at vegetable production in Bulgaria until the mid-20th century \u2013 Poster of the National Agricultural Museum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The experience of networks for the protection of agro-biodiversity in Europe \u2013 PoleRani Association, member of the European network Let&#039;s Liberate Diversity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Martin Stoilov, PhD student at the University of Plovdiv \u2013 \u201eThe Bark Tree in Bulgaria\u201c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Institute of Fruit Growing, Plovdiv \u2013 \u201eOld local varieties \u2013 let\u2019s save and preserve them\u201c<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>13:00<\/strong> \u2013 Catering with products from Bulgarian producers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the forum \u2013 register on site from 9:00 a.m.!<br>Here you can learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fair.bg\/bg\/event\/2026\/agra-2026\">AGRA 2026 forum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1448\" height=\"2000\" class=\"gb-media-5aa0292a\" alt=\"\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0430 \u0410\u0413\u0420\u0410 2026\" title=\"agra-2026-program\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polerani.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/programa-agra-2026.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.polerani.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/programa-agra-2026.webp 1448w, https:\/\/www.polerani.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/programa-agra-2026-217x300.webp 217w, https:\/\/www.polerani.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/programa-agra-2026-741x1024.webp 741w, https:\/\/www.polerani.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/programa-agra-2026-768x1061.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.polerani.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/programa-agra-2026-1112x1536.webp 1112w, https:\/\/www.polerani.bio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/programa-agra-2026-9x12.webp 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1448px) 100vw, 1448px\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organizers: Agricultural Academy and PoleRani Association When? 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