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REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Census of Agricultural Holdings in Bulgaria in 2010 Ministry of Agriculture and Food Ministry of Agriculture and With the financial support of Food the European Union No 215 – November 2012 2010 2020020052005 Agricultural Census in 2010 PLEVEN DISTRICT – main results General Characteristics of the District The Pleven District is situated in the North-West Region and is one of the 28 districts in Bulgaria (level A NUTS 3 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics of EU). The total area of the district is 4 653.3 sq. km, which represents 4.2% of the territory of G the country. The number of the settlements is 123, administered in 11 municipalities, the towns are 14, and the villages – 109. According to the population census R in 2011 the population in the district is 269 752 or 3.7% of the population in the country. The total utilized agricultural area (UAA) is 2 912 618.4 dca or 63% of O the territory of the district. STRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS The number of agricultural holdings in the Pleven District is 12 924 or 3.5% of the holdings in the country. The utilized S agricultural area (UAA) is 2 912 618.4 dca, allocated in 12 510 holdings. The average value of the UAA for the district is 232.8 dca or 130% above the average value for the country – 101.3 dca. The holdings that do not have UAA are 414. The share of UAA in the municipalities are as follows: 14% in Pleven Municipality, Dolna Mitropolia Municipality and T Nikopol Municipality, 10 % in Knezha Municipality, 9% in Cherven Bryag, 8 % in Gulyantsi Municipality, Levski Municipality and Dolni Dabnik Municipality, 6% in Iskar and Pordim Municipalities and 4% in Belene Municipality. The holdings cultivating more than 500 dca UAA are 477 (4 %) and cover 92% (2 680 028 dca) of the UAA in the district. The A agricultural holdings cultivating up to 10 dca are 9 294 or 74 % of the holdings with UAA in the district but they cultivate less than 1% (20 523 dca) of UAA. T Table 1 Distribution of agricultural holdings in the Pleven District according to the size of the UAA by municipalities I UAA (dca) Total ≥ 100.0 and < = 0.0 > 0.0 and < 10.0 ≥ 10.0 and < 20.0 ≥ 20.0 and < 100.0 ≥ 500.0 500.0 Municipality Average Number Number Number Number Number UAA Number of UAA UAA UAA UAA UAA S size of of of of of (dca) holdings (dca) (dca) (dca) (dca) (dca) (dca) holdings holdings holdings holdings holdings T BULGARIA 370 222 36 169 647.3 101.3 13 148 248 015 816 280.7 46 944 625 506.8 41 124 1 631 422.8 12 828 2 786 112.8 8 163 30 310 324.2 Pleven District 12 924 2 912 618.4 232.8 414 9 294 20 523.1 906 12 186.5 1 182 52 918.2 651 146 962.7 477 2 680 027.9 Belene 472 115 851.7 253.5 15 337 689.0 35 476.5 39 1 963.0 28 6 068.4 18 106 654.8 I Gulyantsi 1 977 224 050.1 114.0 11 1 610 4 195.9 121 1 634.4 130 5 428.3 64 13 349.2 41 199 442.3 Dolna Mitropolia 1 509 416 094.2 307.1 154 730 1 570.3 142 1 838.3 258 11 901.6 136 31 044.6 89 369 739.4 C Dolni Dabnik 977 221 557.3 231.5 20 660 1 817.2 85 1 168.7 116 5 157.9 54 10 778.2 42 202 635.3 Levski 1 182 230 322.5 196.9 12 996 1 318.0 18 243.6 65 3 070.5 52 12 050.2 39 213 640.2 Nikopol 861 399 926.2 504.3 68 547 1 440.4 80 1 080.0 93 3 847.6 44 10 283.3 29 383 274.9 S Iskar 682 168 443.6 247.3 1 490 1 321.7 42 544.6 53 2 513.5 53 11 508.3 43 152 555.5 Pleven 1 920 403 422.1 215.8 51 1 369 3 058.3 137 1 875.4 198 9 043.5 95 22 775.6 70 366 669.3 Pordim 568 188 542.0 341.6 16 476 850.0 14 194.7 23 1 070.1 16 4 127.5 23 182 299.7 Cherven Bryag 1 768 247 972.9 141.3 13 1 443 2 856.3 138 1 836.9 94 3 819.3 42 9 586.8 38 229 873.6 Knezha 1 008 296 435.8 310.4 53 636 1 406.0 94 1 293.4 113 5 102.9 67 15 390.6 45 273 242.9 Results and analyses Distribution of UAA in Pleven District UAA according to the legal status of the holdings The utilized agricultural area of 2 912 618 dca is allocated into 12 510 agricultural holdings located on the territory of Pleven Figure 1 District. The number of the owners who are natural persons is Associations 12 128 and they manage 20% of UAA and the average UAA per Commercial and others Natural holding is 47.6 dca. The commecial companies are 147 and they companies . 1% persons 20% cultivate 27% of the UAA with an average area of 5 443.4 dca. On 27% the territory of the district operate 159 sole traders who cultivate 28% of the UAA with the average size of the holdings 5 073.6 dca. There are 63 cooperatives on the territory of the district. They manage a total of 24% of UAA with average size of the area of 11 301.6 dca. The associations and holdings with other legal status Sole traders are 13 (monasteries, schools, institutes, etc.), they utilise 1% of 28% UAA with average area of 1 284.6 dca. 21% of the utilised land is Cooperatives owned by the holdings, 79% is rented. 89% of the utilized land is 24% owned by natural persons. CROPS Distribution of UAA by crops The arable land in the district is 2 807 471 dca (96% of UAA) and Figure 2 it is managed by 7 901 agricultural holdings. 9% of the cereals and 10% of the industrial crops in the country are grown in the district Vineyards Others Wheat including 8% of the area with wheat, 10% – barley, 15% – maize, 1% 15% 31% 10% sunflower and 14% rape. The cereals occupy 58% of the Grassland 3% UAA in the district where 54% is the share of the wheat (31% of the UAA) and 28% of the grain maize (16% of the UAA). The industrial crops occupy 36% of the UAA in the district where 70% is the share of sunflower. The fodder plants are 2% of the UAA where the artificial meadows with legumes occupy 86% of their total area. Permanent grassland occupies 3% of the UAA. The area Barley with permanent crops accounts for 1% of the UAA where 75% are Sunflower 9% occupied by vineyards. Of orchards the largest share have the 25% Grain plums and wild plums– 50% and the walnuts are 23%. maize 16% LIVESTOCK Livestock, poultry and bees are bred by 11 425 holdings in the Allocation of livestock units district. Of them 27% breed cattle, 30 % – sheep, 41 % – goats, Figure 3 44% – pigs, and 79% – poultry. 22 237 heads of cattle are bred in Pleven District the average size of the herds being 7.3 heads. The 3% dairy cows are 13 902. The cattle, sheep, goats and pigs are bred BULGARIA 41% 12% 16% 20% 8% mainly on the holdings of natural persons – 88% of the cattle, 84% Pleven 42% 8% 10% 25% 10% of the sheep, 96% of the goats and 85% of the pigs respectively. 5% 66% of the poultry are bred on the holdings of commercial companies. 1 130 holdings raise 34 824 bee families 98% of them Cattle Sheep Goats Pigs Poultry Other are in holdings of natural persons. Livestock units are standard measuring units which allow for unification of the different categories of animals for the purpose of their comparison. LABOUR FORCE Number of persons employed in agriculture by gender 25 816 persons (seasonal workers not incl.) worked on the agricultural and age group holdings in 2010 the volume of their work input being 12 935 annual Figure 4 work units (AWU). 22 574 or 87% of those employed in the agriculture in the district were family labour force. The non-family labour (employees) accounted for 3 242 or 13% of the employed and over 65 years 5 031 3 504 they worked a total of 2 889 AWU. The seasonal workers worked 56 thousand man-days which represents 241 AWU. 40% ot those from 55 to 64 years 3 888 2 929 employed were women and 60% - men. The pensioners above 64 years working in agricultural holdings account for 33% of the from 45 to 54 years 3 030 2 019 employees while the workers up to 34 years were 7%. 84% out of 12 924 holding managers (including the natural persons) were from 35 to 44 years 2 175 1 334 men and 16% were women. The managers worked a total of 6 509 from 25 to 34 years. 1 008 549 AWU. Of them 5% were up to 34 years of age and above 64 years of age were 42%.

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