Farmers from the village of Kostenets: If you do farming with care, you will succeed

Hristo Gyoshev from the village of Kostenets is a raspberry producer with over 20 years of experience, starting his farm in 2004. Initially, he was solely engaged in growing raspberries on 40 decares of land, but today his farm has expanded to include blackberries, strawberries, and blueberries. Read more: The young farmer who replaced Asaf sheep with raspberries "Previously, we worked almost entirely for freezing, but in the last five or six years, we have oriented ourselves towards the fresh market to make our business more profitable," he shares. The main part of his production is sold wholesale at the stock exchange in the capital's Druzhba district. He does not sell any retail – everything goes directly to the warehouse. The village of Kostenets, once the center of raspberry production in the region, is now home to a small number of producers. Despite the climatic challenges – frosts, heat waves, and variable seasons – Gyoshev believes that the local climate is favorable for ...