Bulgaria will ask the European Commission for permission to submit its draft for Strategic Development of Agriculture until 2027 with a delay. It should have been ready by January 1, 2022 but due to the political crisis, there has..
Negotiations on the program of a possible coalition cabinet with the mandate of "We Continue the Change" continue. On the topic of "Agriculture", parties agreed on the need to increase control over food production, stimulate local..
A Bulgarian-Chinese training center has opened at the Agricultural University Plovdiv. The aim of the project, called LuBan Workshop, is to promote cooperation between universities and agricultural businesses in China and the..
The price of arable land in Bulgaria has risen by over 47% for 6 years, the National Statistical Institute reported . In 2014, the average price was 362 euros per decare and in 2020 it was 533 euros. The..
Hundreds of Bulgarian farmers blocked for nearly one hour the main road Sofia-Varna near the town of Veliko Tarnovo. They burned wool, poured half a ton of milk on the road and covered the road with fruit and vegetables. They insisted that during..
If Bulgaria decided to introduce a ceiling of 100,000 euros on subsidies in the next programming period, 705 farmers will receive less support. The purpose of the restriction for large producers is providing more funds to small farms...
The “Agriculture” Fund is launching on-site inspections of applications submitted for direct payments during campaign 2021. The inspections will be of land and livestock declared under different schemes and measures, for which applications for..
The discussion in Brussels on setting a limit to agricultural subsidies has created opposition between Bulgarian farmers. Grain producers have threatened to protest with tractors in front of the ministry of agriculture if the caretaker minister..
At the official opening of the National Sheep Breeder Festiva l in Bulgaria, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Krum Nedelkov, pointed out that the Bulgarian livestock sector needed support and modernization in order to reach..
“What I found was careless negligence in all structures,” Agriculture Minister in the caretaker cabinet Prof. Hristo Bozukov said for the BNR’s Horizont channel. That is why he has launched staff changes. Prof. Bozukov gave as an example the..
