Send to Kindle
Photo by EPA/BGNES
The Bulgarian government has approved a revised version of the Rural Development Program 2014-2020 envisaging a total budget of over EUR 2.9 B, including a total of EUR 2.3 B to be provided by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
The budget of the 2014-2020 Rural Development Program is to be allocated to 18 measures.
Te European Commission is to approve the final version of the program by mid-2015 but applicants will be able to submit documents under some measures as early as March 2015, according to the press office of the Agriculture Ministry.
Deputy Agriculture Minister Vasil Grudev, as cited by dnevnik.bg, noted that the total budget of the program had been downsized by 10.4% compared to the previous programming period but the projected investment had increased from a rate of EUR 720 M in the 2007-2013 period to EUR 776 M in the current period.
Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva announced that a sum of over EUR 1 B had been allocated to the business sector in a bid to boost the competitiveness of Bulgaria’s agriculture.
Taneva informed that the funding earmarked for organic farming had increased from a level of EUR 32 M in the 2007-2013 programming period to EUR 152 M in the 2014-2020 programming period.
She said that the sectors of “Fruit and Vegetable” and “Livestock Farming” would receive priority treatment.
Taneva told journalists that a measure envisaging support for organic livestock farming would be launched for the first time, as well as a sub-measure providing for aid for small farms.
Bulgaria’s Agriculture Minister pointed out that traditional plant varieties such as the Bulgarian Rosa Damascena and lavender would be supported under the program.
She said that support for young farmers more than doubled compared to the previous programming period
Taneva also declared that the measure envisaging support for investments in agricultural holdings would be launched in March with a budget of EUR 150 M, while the measure envisaging support for young farmers would be opened in end-May.
We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!
A sizable gathering of approximately 100 farmers converged outside the Agriculture Ministry in Sofia, staging a protest march that aimed to amplify their demands for the immediate resignation of Agriculture Minister Kiril Vatev and his team
109 tons of salmonella-infected chicken meat from Poland were confiscated, Bulgaria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Desislava Taneva announced.
The EU funding for Bulgaria under cohesion and agricultural policy will not be reduced in the next 7-year programming period, said Lilyana Pavlova, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank for the Bulgarian National Radio, BNR reported.
Over BGN 4 million has been paid to compensate for crop completely damaged by hail, said Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forests Desislava Taneva, who visited the University of Veliko Tarnovo, to deliver a public lecture on the role of the Common Agricu
his conference is a successful policy regarding the utilisation of packaging of plant protection products, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forests Desislava Taneva said at a conference For Clean Agriculture and Safe Environment, Focus News Agency report
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forests Desislava Taneva and Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev discussed the restrictions imposed on the import of Bulgarian plant products into Russia, said the press office of her minist
Bulgaria's Minister of Defense Todor Tagarev admitted the possibility that an explosive device might have been planted on board the crashed plane in which Yevgeny Prigozhin was traveling
The European Commission has announced that it is preparing criminal proceedings against Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, and Portugal for incorrect application of the rules on the exchange of data on criminal records and the establishment of the relevant
The European Commission has started an evaluation of the Plan for Reconstruction and Development of Bulgaria, said the spokesman of the European Commission Eric Mamer. The document was submitted to the Commission on 15 October.
58% of Bulgarians do not support the introduction of the euro as the official currency in the country. This shows a study prepared by Trend agency specifically for the financial forum NEXT DIFI 2021, organized by b2b Media for the fifth year. The data dur
Too late Bulgaria began to explain its own position towards North Macedonia, as it should have been clear to our European partners some time ago.
An SPD-led government in Germany has significant potential to sharpen international attention to the problems of corruption in Bulgaria.
UN Happiness Report: Bulgaria's Astonishing Leap in Rankings
Bulgaria: 3 Regions With Lowest Life Expectancy - EU Report 2022
