Fruit growers in Bulgaria want to have all the fruits in one group

Published 2022년 4월 17일

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The President of the National Union of Gardeners in Bulgaria, Mariana Miltenova, is advocating for the unification of fruits into one group instead of the current division into basic and plum and table grapes groups. She argues that plums should receive the same processing and cost as other fruits and points out that if they are included in the main group, farmers would receive additional funding. Miltenova also highlighted issues within the Fruit and Vegetables sector, such as illegal import, problems with irrigation prices, registration of own water sources, and the need for re-equipment, and suggested that an appropriate lending mechanism for farmers could have prevented many issues.

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"It has been unfair to divide two groups of fruit so far - basic and plum and table grapes. There is no less processing and costs for plums, so we ask the Ministry of Agriculture (MHM) to have all the fruits in one group ", Mariana Miltenova, President of the National Union of Gardeners in Bulgaria (NSGB) told Agri.BG, after the last Advisory Council on Fruit and Vegetables, at which the rates under the COVID measure were discussed. Vote: Are you planning to use less chemical fertilizers this year? The currently known funds per decare that farmers can receive from the crisis support are BGN 110 for the fruits of the main group and BGN 87 for the plums. If the latter are included in the main ones and the grouping is dropped, then everyone should receive BGN 110 each. According to the branch representative, the leadership of the Ministry of Health agreed to unite the groups in the presence of a majority. "All colleagues were in favor, they asked us to sign our decision, we are ready ...

Source: Agri