What support can small and medium-sized farmers count on?

The protection of small and medium-sized farmers is at the center of the work of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MAF), including through mechanisms that can be considered as protections, although not always in the form of minimum quotas or a cap on subsidies, says in response to a parliamentary question the Minister of Agriculture and Food Georgi Tahkov. According to him, there are two possibilities for supporting small farmers – through interventions in the Strategic Plan for Agricultural Development and through direct payments. Elimination of the tax on direct payments – is it possible? The needs identified in the Strategic Plan for accelerating the modernization and technological renewal of small and medium-sized farms and improving the market access of small agricultural holdings are covered by the intervention "Support for very small agricultural holdings." The aim of the intervention is to cover the large number of small and semi-market holdings that have potential for ...