Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr. Tzvetan Dimitrov met with a delegation from Italy with representatives of the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade and branch organizations in the MAF. The visit of the delegation in our country is part of the project included in the Program Agreement between the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade and the Region of Lombardy, for good practices exchange in the filed of dairy and cereal products and zootechnics.
They discussed opportunities for future investment in the country by Italian companies. Deputy Minister Dr. Tzvetan Dimitrov drew the attention of Italian investors to dairy farming, where there are good opportunities for investments and financial subsidy under the RDP. Bulgaria's policy is to modernize farms, making them more competitive on the European market.
Hydromelioration is another priority sector which could be subject to investments, said Deputy Minister.
Fruit ,vegetables, rice and fodder production, as well as fisheries sector were also discussed as spheres for good investments.
Within the visit to Bulgaria, the Italian delegation will meet with representatives of branch organizations in the town of Plovdiv and will visit grain production companies in the town of Stara Zagora.