In 2026, we will launch the Mutual Aid Fund (MAF), with which the DF "Agriculture" will operate, agricultural minister Georgi Takhov announced to journalists at the opening of the Agroseminar of the National Association of Grain Producers (NAGP). Iliya Prodanov: We need cardinal changes in communication with the state This fund will form its budget with funds from the state in partnership with agricultural producers. When paying direct subsidies for the next year, 1.5% of them will be withheld from each producer, and initially, the MAF will start without the participation of livestock farmers. The deductions from farmers amount to a total of 20 million euros, which will be included in the budget of the Mutual Aid Fund. The funds from the fund will be used to compensate for damages of 20 percent or more caused to the harvest by events considered natural disasters – frosts, floods, hailstorms, drought, and others. The excise duty on fuels will be paid by December 20. The ...