Land Capability evaluation for the sustainable agricultural land use and rate of the compensatory payments for their erosion control in the Sredna Maritsa river catchment

Diyana Nekova, Vihra Stoinova

Abstract: The study concerns - fields, orchards, vineyards and pastures.
The necessary resources for fighting the soil erosion in the water catchment of Sredna Maritsa River were calculated based on the conducted analyses of the distribution of arable lands on sloped terrains, the method of exploitation of the land, the real risk of soil water erosion, and the recommended anti-erosion practices aimed to limit the manifestation of water erosion processes.
The total estimated funds necessary for ensuring complete anti-erosion protection in the water catchment of Sredna Maritsa River accumulates to 27779568 €/y; 130€/ ha/y.

Keywords: compensatory payments; european programs; land capability evaluation; mapping; soil erosion

Date published: 2019-02-12