The digital map for traditional foods remains still a mirage.

Whether the project for a digital map to promote tourism, cultural values, and traditional foods in rural areas of Bulgaria will become a reality is still unclear, as the final procedures for the implementation of such a project were halted due to non-compliance with the eligibility requirements for the project and its co-financing under Technical Assistance from the Rural Development Program (RDP) 2014-2020, says the Minister of Agriculture and Food Georgi Tahkov in response to MP Lyuben Ivanov. The idea and concept of creating an integrated digital map to promote tourism, cultural values, and traditional foods in rural areas of Bulgaria were launched in 2023 with the aim of informing the general public about good practices and the results of the implementation of measures from the Rural Program. At the Festival of Smiland beans, guests will be welcomed with pure food A Working Group was then established with experts from several ministries - the Ministry of Agriculture and Food ...