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..
In the recent years the number of employed in Bulgaria’s agriculture sector decreased with nearly 1 million people. Before the accelerated automation in the sector one person cultivated affectively nearly 30 hectares. After the new machines were..
Bulgaria wants its current Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel to head the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development at the new European Commission, Politico informs. We are interested in the agriculture..
The Agriculture Fund is to conclude contracts with 880 young farmers applying with projects for the European Program for Rural Development. Each of them will receive a subsidy of up to 25,000 euros to start a farming business, with a total aid..
Bulgaria has approved the establishment of a joint venture company between the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company. The partners will have equal share in the new joint venture whose..
The 28 th edition of the Agra 2019 International Agricultural Exhibition is taking place in Bulgaria’s second biggest city Plovdiv, February 20-24. The forum brings together producers and traders from different agricultural sectors. The..
Sofia is hosting the first European forum to exchange experience related to the fight against African swine fever. It takes place within the framework of the global strategy against the disease, with the participation of leading experts from..
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food opens a campaign to support the Bulgarian food producers. The challenges related to the production and the sale of traditional Bulgarian food will be discussed with branch organizations. Between January and..
Bulgaria will receive 7.7 billion euros for agriculture in the next programming period. This became clear during the presentation of the European Commission's legislative proposals for the new Common Agricultural Policy. Among the most controversial..
