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..
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..