Bread and wine are not enough for the Bulgarian table

Published 2022년 2월 15일

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Bulgarian farmers in the fruits and vegetables sector are expressing concern over the preferential funding of the wine sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Agriculture has announced additional funding for wine, sparking criticism from other sectors seeking increased support. Farmers fear that their products will become more boutique and ultimately absent from tables, while the prices of food products continue to rise. They also point out what they perceive as unfair subsidies for infertile and abandoned vineyards, suggesting that the Ministry of Tourism should focus on promoting wine tourism actively.

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While bread and wine continue to be strongly stimulated, Bulgarian fruits and vegetables are becoming more and more boutique and often even completely absent from the table. How long? This question is asked by farmers from the Fruits and Vegetables sectors. Vote: Do you need more money under the Kovid measure and de minimis? Their stormy reaction provoked a speech by the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Ivan Ivanov, during the holiday of the vine grower, which took place in the Vidin villages of Koshava and Gomotartsi on the banks of the Danube. Then Minister Ivanov announced that part of the money for COVID measures will go to the wine sector, and so far it has not been provided in the budget of BGN 111.5 million under the scheme. In addition, Ivan Ivanov identified the wine sector as a priority for the Ministry of Agriculture and clarified that the state will be a good partner for growers and winemakers. But let's go back to the budget - apart from the fact that the vine growers ...

Source: Agri