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Bulgarian farmers to receive support in Covid crisis

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..

27.10.21 16:06 |

Farmers’ protest blocks Sofia-Varna road for one hour

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..

02.09.21 14:31 |

EU agricultural policy reforms create opposition between farmers in Bulgaria

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..

29.06.21 10:13 |

Sheep breeding in Bulgaria – a sector full of challenges

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..

17.05.21 13:30 |

Bulgaria encourages farmers to insure crops

The Bulgarian state allocates over 2.5 million euros to encourage farmers to insure their crops against adverse weather. The support will be provided as part of the insurance premium. Due to the frequent droughts, floods and..

26.02.21 11:18 |

Funds for rural areas redirected to young farmers

458 million euros from the Rural Development Program will be directed for investments and support measures for young farmers and small farms, BNR’s Horizont program has reported. Investment projects for the farms will have maximum..

20.02.21 17:11 |

Tobacco growers call for financial aid because of Covid-19

The National Association of Tobacco Producers has called for state aid for the sector in 2021 under the de minimis scheme. The topic will be discussed during today's forthcoming Tobacco Advisory Council, BNR’s reporter Veselina..

26.01.21 09:27 |

Bulgaria registers trend of consolidation of agricultural farms

Over 60% of the country's agricultural farms have disappeared in the last 10 years. This is shown by the preliminary data from a census of all farms in Bulgaria, presented to BNR by Nikolay Marinov from the Agriculture General Directorate at Bulgaria's..

11.01.21 13:39 |

EP supports aid for tobacco growers and stockbreeders

Tobacco growers and a large portion of stockbreeders will continue to have access to the transitional national aid over the next programming period, Minister of Agriculture Desislava Taneva wrote on Facebook. The European Parliament has voted..

23.10.20 12:28 |

Nearly 30,000 Bulgarian farmers receive Covid-19 compensations

Nearly 30,000 farmers have received a total of EUR 30 million under the extraordinary measure which aims to provide compensations for the damages stemming from Covid-19, Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov wrote on the social networks. Bulgaria is..

18.10.20 12:01 |
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