Български

Department "Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction"

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tsvetana Harizanova-Metodieva

  • Education:

    Higher Education: Agricultural Economics, University of National and World Economy (UNWE) – Sofia
    Higher Education: Accounting and Control, University of National and World Economy (UNWE) – Sofia
    Higher Education: Statistical Business Consulting, D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics – Svishtov
    Qualification: Mathematics Teacher, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
    Other: Advanced Mathematics Training at the Faculty of Physics, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

  • PhD Degree:

    2009, Scientific Specialty: “Economics and Management”, dissertation topic: “Return and Risk of Investments in Animal Husbandry”

  • Latest Academic Degree:

    Since 2015 – Associate Professor, PhD in “Economics and Management”

  • Research Interests:

    1. Economic analyses in the agricultural sector
    2. Efficiency in sheep and cattle farming
    3. Statistical analyses and data processing
    4. Mathematics

  • Scope of Competence:

    1. Study of profitability in the agricultural sector
    2. Analysis of investments, cash flows, and labor resources in the livestock sector
    3. Work with statistical software products
    4. Cluster analysis in agriculture
    5. Conducting parametric and non-parametric statistical tests
    6. Development of autoregressive models, including error correction models
    7. Development of linear mixed models

  • Participation in Scientific Projects:

    1. Project Zh192: Analysis of the Breeding, Reproductive and Economic Potential, and Assessment of the Influence of Certain Factors in Sheep from Different Production Directions. Project leaders: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tanya Ivanova and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikola Metodiev. Implementation period: 2024–2027.
    2. Zh170: Ecological Plasticity of Hematological and Biochemical Indicators in Different Sheep and Cattle Breeds Depending on Certain Environmental Factors. Implementation period: 2022–2025. Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivan Yanchev
    3. KP-06-N-66/3 – 2022: Stochastic Analysis of the Prospects and Effects of the Green Deal in Bulgarian Agriculture – GREENBASE, National Science Fund. Project leader: Prof. Dr. Rumen Popov.

  • Publications

  • Contact Information:
    e-mail: ts_harizanova@abv.bg
    Phone: 0721/68 940
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