In the space of a year the areas planted with vegetables in the country have gone down by 55%, a Ministry of Agriculture report shows. The utilized arable land in Bulgaria covers over 5 million hectares, or 45% of the country’s entire territory, the report reads.
But only around 1% of the farming land is used for growing vegetables. In 2020, 52,000 hectares were cultivated for vegetable growing, which is a decline of 55% compared to 2019.
769,000 tons of vegetables were produced last year, a quarter of them – potatoes. Surprisingly, data show that 22% of the farmland for growing vegetables is planted with chickpeas and only 9% - with tomatoes.
On Wednesday, the lowest temperatures in the country will be between 8 and 13°C; in Sofia - about 9°C. After midnight, rainfalls across the country will stop. In the afternoon on May 1, it will rain again in the mountains. The..
Without debate and unanimously, MPs adopted amendments to the Gambling Act banning gambling advertising in the media. The only exception is the broadcast of the draws of the state-owned Bulgarian Sports Totalisator, under the Ministry of Youth and Sports...
The transition from Russian nuclear fuel from "TVEL" to the American fuel from "Westinghouse" will start in May with the loading of 43 cartridges in the reactor core of the fifth unit of the Kozloduy NPP. The process of replacing..
A new complex in the village of Samoranovo, which includes a prison without bars based on the Norwegian model, a training center for prison officers, etc...
On Tuesday, lows will be between 7 and 12°C, 8°C in Sofia. During the day, rain will start to decrease from the north to central and eastern Bulgaria,..
Bulgaria should further develop its approach to dealing with energy poverty and indicate concrete steps for its reduction - this is stated in the..
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