Financial support for countering the effects of the pandemic in the agriculture sector has increased from 36.2m euros to nearly 56m euros , Deputy Agriculture Minister Ivan Hristanov said in Veliko Tarnovo. He clarified that a fair and transparent..
Amendments to the Ownership and Use of Agricultural Land Act have been presented for public consultation. Land owners will have two more years to establish where their properties’ true boundaries lie. Agricultural offices will have five more years..
The state will enter the grain market and will buy the necessary quantities to meet the needs of the population, the Advisory Council on Grain decided at a meeting with Prime Minister Kiril Petkov. In this way, farmers will be able to sell their..
The draft of Bulgaria’s Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan (2023-2027) was submitted to the European Commission today by Minister of Agriculture Ivan Ivanov. The plan has the following priorities: stimulating consumption of..
The number of sheep in Bulgaria has been declining. At the moment, it is about 987,000, while three years ago the number of sheep reached 1.3 million. This is shown by the statistics from the open data portal, reporter Veselina..
The Ministry of Agriculture will insist on increased resources for state aid in the sector in the 2022 budget, Minister Ivan Ivanov told the BNR. According to him, the moment is extremely unfavourable for agriculture and one of the reasons is the high..
The European Commission has approved state aid totaling 36.8 million euros aimed at supporting Bulgarian farmers. The funds will reach nearly 50,000 farmers from the sectors of animal husbandry, plant growing and beekeeping. Farmers..
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..
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..
The first livestock census in Bulgaria was conducted in 1887, shortly after this country’s liberation from the Ottoman rule. In 1910, there were more than 8.6 million sheep in Bulgaria, or 2,000 sheep per 1,000 people. Back then, Bulgaria..
