AGROFORESTRY - AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL TERRITORIES IN BULGARIA

Agroforestry is a current land-use technique that combines woody plants with crop production and livestock rearing. Agroforestry provides significant potential for the development of carbon farming. It can play an important role in reducing greenhouse gases and thus influence climate change. The importance of agroforestry practices is great in increasing the sustainability of agriculture. The report explores innovative agroforestry practices that have the potential to be developed in Bulgaria and can improve rural development. Agroforestry can contribute to increasing rural sustainability through the use of tree-based products, improving supply chains, providing population benefits, etc. The conditions are created for improving local economies and increasing sustainability in their development. Opportunities for financing agroforestry practices on farms in Bulgaria through the Common Agricultural Policy are explored.