In 2020, Bulgaria reports a double decline in the incidence of African swine fever in animals as compared to 2019. This was stated by Bulgaria's Minister of Agriculture Desislava Taneva at a video conference of EU agriculture ministers, the ministry..
Risk management in agriculture is an important aspect for sustainable development of the sector. Climate and diseases are the main risks in plant growing and animal husbandry. However market risks also impact the development of..
Over EUR 850 million will be allocated for Bulgaria’s agriculture sector until the end of 2020 under European and national funding, Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov said during a visit to a livestock farm . The government is working in full gear..
Bulgaria is unable to meet its domestic fruit and vegetable needs. This means that production is not growing at the rates the domestic market is. The main reasons are the low productivity of farms and the imports at suspiciously low prices,..
Bulgaria is famous for the delicious fruits and vegetables that its land produces. Traditions in Bulgarian horticulture have paved the basis for this sector in a number of other European countries. However, it turns out that nowadays fruit and..
The European Commission regularly reimburses Bulgaria the sums that the Agriculture Fund transfers to farmers as direct payments and subsidies, the Fund has announced. The clarification came to answer rumors that Brussels has stopped 350 million..
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has announced the start of the Sub-Program for Development of Small Farms for the period 2014-2020. The supported activities are related to increasing energy efficiency and production of bioenergy for the needs of..
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry presented the support rates for Bulgarian farmers under the extraordinary sub-measure Covid-1 . Bulgaria asked the EU to provide financial aid to farmers calculated on all additional costs the..
Hailstorm and hurricane wind destroyed vegetable and tobacco crops in the villages of Gospodintsi and Breznitsa in Gotse Delchev municipality. Most vegetable and tobacco growers were not officially registered and stand lower chance of receiving..
A wrestler on Bulgaria’s national team with multiple triumphs on the European and Bulgarian mats behind his back – this is the reason Mehmed Feraim has risen to fame. Today, the 27-year-old man is achieving success also in the strawberry fields near his..
