SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED CROSS BORDER FORUM AND
EXHIBITION OF LOCAL ORGANIC PRODUCTS
In Sandanski on 21-22 of November 2014
Association "Savremie" was organizer and host of CROSS BORDER FORUM FOR JOINT PROMOTION
OF ORGANIC FARMING AND EXHIBITIONS OF LOCAL ORGANIC PRODUCTS (Bulgaria - Macedonia) on
the 21st and 22 November 2014,”Park hotel Pirin", Sandanski. The event was held in the framework
of project: “ENABLING ORGANIC PRODUCTION IN THE CROSS BORDER REGION”, Which is
implemented with the financial support of the European Union through the Cross Border
Cooperation Programme under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) Bulgaria Macedonia "2007-2013 CCI Number: 2007CB16IPO007.
The aim of the event is to encourage the promotion of organic farming and to improve the cross
border cooperation between all entrepreneurs and stakeholders in the field of organic farming from
Bulgaria and Macedonia.
The cross border forum was opened on 21.11 at 14:30 with presentation of the project and its
objectives, followed by individual presentations of the participants, where all producers, traders and
distributors presented their organic products and promotional materials. More than 30 companies
and manufacturers took part in the forum, of which 13 were Macedonian, and 17 were Bulgarian.
On the second day of the cross border forum was held open to the public exhibition of organic
products, followed by intensive bilateral business meetings aimed at not only the exchange of ideas
and experiences, but also the development of new commercial cooperations.
The cross border business meetings were intended to facilitate and improve the cooperation
between entrepreneurs and stakeholders in the field of organic production from Bulgaria and
Macedonia.
From the Bulgarian side the following companies and bio producers presented their organic products
and materials:
Farm "Bio Ema" - producer of organic red worm fertilizer;
Organic Farm "Paradise nook" - producer of organic red worm fertilizer- breeding material, organic
fertilizer and material to smooth a farm;
Farmer Milcho Velikov - producer of apples - in transition to organic production;
Company "AISA Balkan" Ltd. - trading with range of certified organic products for plant protection,
organic fertilizers and cleaning products and additives for food industry;
Company "Stefina" Ltd. - manufacturer of certified Pirinski tea (SIDERITIS SCARDICA);
Company "Melnishka Laska" Ltd. - producer of wine in process of certification;
Company "AMITITSA" Ltd. - trading with range of certified organic plant protection products; owner
of certified organic farm for production of vegetables and other crops; owner of bio hotel;
Company "Bioagrofuds 2000" Ltd. - manufacturer of certified organic wine under the brand
"Orbelus»;
Company "Interkrop" Ltd. - manufacture and trade with professional bio seeds, range products for
biological control and organic fertilizers.
Companies and manufacturers from Macedonia, who presented at the exhibition their organic
products and materials:
Manufacturer Krste Stajkovtsi – owner of certified farm, producer of organic kiwi, squash, carrots
and organic honey;
Company "Taurus Farms" - owner of a certified farm for cultivation of apple trees and production of
organic apple juice;
Farmer Kostadin Kostadinov – owner of certified organic family farm for cultivation of kiwi,
hazelnuts, walnuts and peanuts;
Farmer Gyurga Traykova - owner of certified organic family farm for cultivation of kiwi and planting
material of kiwi and chokeberry;
Company “Agricom” – distributor of organic fertilizers and plant protection products.
This project is implemented by ASSOCIATION SAVREMIE (Lead partner from Bulgaria) and
MACEDONIAN ORGANIC PRODUCERS FEDERATION (project partner from Macedonia).
For more information:
Association SAVREMIE
2800 Sandanski, 36 Macedonia Str.
Tel: 00359 876 882050
e-mail: savremie@yahoo.com
www.savremie.eu
You can find more information about EOP-CBR project
on the official project web site- www.eop-cbr.eu