Bulgaria is in favor of financial support for bee health

Published Jul 20, 2021

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The EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Brussels discussed various agricultural issues, including financial support for beekeeping, incentives for organic producers, and import controls. Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture, Hristo Bozukov, emphasized the need to support small organic producers and processors, with funding for promotional campaigns for organic products. He also highlighted the need for targeted funding for bee health promotional campaigns. Bulgaria is taking steps to protect geographical indications and has supported a proposal for financial aid for bee health through national beekeeping programs. The country opposes a ban on cellular breeding of certain animals and calls for a gradual introduction of new rules to prevent shocks for producers.

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Financial support for beekeeping, incentives for organic producers and crushing imports from third countries were among the topics of the last meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels. Here is the position defended by the Minister of Agriculture Hristo Bozukov on individual points. The important thing - listen to AgriPodcast Stimulating small organic producers and processors should be one of the priorities in this plan, according to the Bulgarian Minister. The objectives set in the project set the framework, but they must be tailored to the specifics and level of development of organic production in each member state. Bulgaria insists on targeted funding of promotional campaigns for more efficient sale of organic products. Currently, sensitive products for Bulgaria are the import of honey, sunflower oil, poultry and walnuts from Ukraine and Mercosur. The protection of geographical indications is also important to us. The line minister gave as a good example ...

Source: Agri