Without an agricultural strategy, no matter how many ministers we change, there will be no effect.

We continue to monitor the development of local and international stock exchanges and markets. Here, the latest data from the National Statistical Institute reflect the real picture, which is unequivocal – a decline in the value of final agricultural production, by 8% per year. Specifically in crop production, the decline is nearly 10% on an annual basis and is explained by experts both by a drop in prices (nearly 5%) and by a drop in production output (3.5% per year). However, unsurprisingly, it is the grain production that has added the most value to the total agricultural production. I draw attention to this fact, not because it is little known, but because it is often unfairly overlooked. Quite recently, two industry organizations called for the resignation of the Minister of Agriculture Georgi Tahov and part of his team, but another 8 organizations declared their support for the minister. The unfolding saga has two dimensions. On the one hand, there is the specific demand for ...