In 2024, beekeepers in Bulgaria have not submitted a single project to combat fake honey and to promote quality bee products. See why there is a lack of interest and how the Ministry of Agriculture is reallocating the budget.
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According to the report from the Ministry of Agriculture for 2024, showing the extent to which beekeepers have taken advantage of the support under the Strategic Plan for this year, it appears that out of the 8 interventions and sub-interventions for which a budget was provided, for three of them, honey producers did not submit a single project. That is, despite the allocated budgets, beekeepers see no point in applying for these three areas. These are interventions I.E.1., where there is a budget for consulting services, training, information, exchange of good practices, including through network work between beekeepers and beekeeping organizations. The second intervention for which no subsidy applications were submitted last year is I.E.8., which supports cooperation in the implementation and preparation of research programs in the field of beekeeping and bee products. The lack of interest in the first two interventions is somewhat understandable, as the sector is fragmented and ...
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