Bulgarians create 9.46 euros of the country's GDP for one hour of work, the National Statistical Institute has announced. In the first quarter of 2020, the GDP per employee has increased by 2.5% on an annual basis to 3,848 euros. The number of employees..
The crisis caused by the coronavirus has brought farmers and stock breeders face to face with problems which threaten their very existence. Farmers are finding it more and more difficult to organize the work process in their farms and are..
The unemployed Bulgarians who decide to work in the agriculture field will not lose their right to social benefits. However, this work will not be considered as work experience. This is one of the measures aimed to facilitate the hiring of seasonal..
The Bulgarians employed in the agriculture field in Western Europe may stay and work in their home country if wages in Bulgaria’s agriculture increase, the Chairperson of the National Federation of Agriculture with the Confederation of Labor Podkrepa..
Bulgaria’s Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov proposed the “Bulgarian Summer 2020 initiative” in support of two key sectors of the Bulgarian economy-agriculture and tourism . According to the proposal published on the web site of the Bulgarian..
Bulgaria's Agriculture Ministry has introduced a red button "Bulgarian production" on its website https://www.mzh.government.bg/bg/ in order to facilitate the consumer access to Bulgarian producers This is done to facilitate the contact with..
Bulgaria ’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Desislava Taneva called on the Bulgarian farmers to declare their staffing needs in a timely manner. The rose picking-campaign next month will be the first test of the agricultural sector, Minister Taneva..
Bulgaria's Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Desislava Taneva, has stated firmly that there is no risk of transmitting coronavirus through food. The Bulgarian authorities are following all the scientific opinions coming from different..
Bulgaria has requested from the European Commission and the Bulgarian MEPs to reprogram the funds for the EU Rural Development program. The idea is to allocate around EUR 50 million to different areas to compensate farmers for the costs incurred due to..
Bulgaria has requested from European Commission to allow the implementation of a COVID-19 emergency measure in each of the programmes for supporting vulnerable farmers and food-processing workers. Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva has..
