The Minister of Agriculture Ivan Ivanov and the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of RSM Ljupcho Nikolovski signed Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the field of agriculture, agricultural sciences, rural areas and forestry between the two ministries.
The discussion placed emphasis on the great importance of technologies in agriculture and their importance for the efficient production of agricultural products.
Minister Ivanov met with EU Agriculture Commissioner Wojciechowski during the meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, which took place in Brussels, Belgium.
“Bulgaria has the potential to expand the production of vegetable protein, having good experience and traditions in this field”, stated by the Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture Prof. Dr. Hristo Bozukov.
“We are actively working on the preparation of the Bulgarian Strategic Plan for the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and in close cooperation with all parties involved.”
Bulgarian agriculture sector has serious expectations for a clear and specific implementation of the future parameters of the new EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
The 2021 grape harvest is expected to be 20 per cent bigger than last year's told Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Prof.Dr. Hristo Bozukov.
In a joint letter, the agriculture ministers of Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and the Visegrad Four called on the European Parliament to convene a plenary session to adopt the three main pieces of legislation related to the new CAP.
The role of agriculture as an important economic, social and political factor in the field of food security is huge and it continues to grow, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Georgi Sabev during the Seventh International Conference Peace Bread.
Full potential of rural areas could be only developed with a comprehensive and coordinated EU policy, which relies on a variety of instruments and joint actions