Credit rating: What do the numbers say about your land?

Bulgaria is characterized by a great diversity in its soil cover, determined by the varied topography, soil-forming rocks, and different bioclimatic influences to which its individual parts are subjected, commented Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivanka Lyubenova from the Institute of Soil Science "N. Pushkarov," who presented the agroecological zoning of the country during a webinar organized by the National Agricultural Advisory Service (NAAS). It became clear from her that the entire territory of the country has been mapped at a scale of 1:25000 and 1:10000. New tariff: How much will be paid in euros for a change in the purpose of the land? Based on the extensive soil science and climatic information at the "N. Pushkarov" Institute, a map of the agroecological regions in Bulgaria was developed, which was first published in 1982 at a scale of 1:1000000 and 1:600000. It includes 50 agroecological regions, of which 40 cover the agricultural fund, and 10 the forest. The zoning was carried out ...