BGN 722,000 paid to stock breeders of Kardzhali region

Total of BGN 722,000 was paid to stock breeders in Kardzhali region, whose animals died during the natural disasters in March. That is what Minister of Agriculture and Food Desislava Taneva said in the village of Chiflik, Kardzhali region, where together with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov met with farmers in the region. Minister Taneva pointed out that since the beginning of the mandate the government has paid BGN 80 million was paid to farmers in Kardzhali regions.

 

Minister Desislava Taneva said that four municipalities in Kardzhali region have provided 226 456 dca of land to stock breeders while the other three municipalities Ardino, Kirkovo and Dzhebel didn’t have such a fund, and interests of farmers from these three municipalities were injured.

 

During the meeting, the Minister recalled that in late February, the National Assembly adopted amendments to the Ownership and Farmland Act under which municipal and state land fund of lands, pastures and meadows are distributed among breeders. "A week ago we had a meeting with the National Association of Municipalities in the Ministry, where we urged them to timely conduct procedures for renting pastures and for individual use., "recalled the Minister of Agriculture and Food.