So far 35% of the funds under the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 have been contracted, announced Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Svetlana Boyanova during a seminar in the village of Chiflika, Troyan Region. 21% of the funds have already been disbursed, said she. The entire budget of the RDP amounts to EUR 3.2 milliard.
Deputy Minister Boyanova explained that the Commission will soon issue a decision for the sixth change in the implementation of the RDP. It will increase the area of support for over 100 hectares for disadvantaged areas under Axis 2. The sum of EUR 21 million for fruit and vegetables for subsistence farms and young farmer sectors under Measure 121 "Modernization of agricultural holdings” will be transferred Deputy Minister Boyanova said she hopes by the end of the year an additional document acceptance for these funds to start.