Potato seed producers will receive a subsidy amounting to BGN 91.40 per decare, while for consumption will receive the subsidy of BGN 52 per decare, has decided the SFA Management Board. Farmers will be able to negotiate funds from June 27 to July8.The deadline for payment of support is up to July 22, 2011
The budget of the targeted subsidy for the purchase of seed potatoes for production and consumption and this year amounts to BGN 1,552,900
The maximum area for which a farmer may contract with the State Fund "Agriculture" to purchase seed for seed production is 80 decares and the minimum area is 5 decares. For the cultivation of potatoes for consumption an area of 5 to 150 decares is financed.
Under the scheme for co-financing of insurance premiums for the 2011 agricultural production, so far 180 contracts for over BGN 267 000 have been concluded.