The first regular meeting of the Business Council in the Agro-food sector was held
On 10.05.2022 at 19:30 in Haskovo was held a meeting of the Business Council in the agri-food sector in the border areas of Blagoevgrad, Haskovo, Kardzhali and Smolyan, as the activity is carried out under the project "Business Council - BC 6275" financed by the INTERREG V / A GREECE-BULGARIA 2014-2020 program, Subsidy contract № B6.3a.18 / 13.04.2021.
The meeting was attended by 5 representatives of the sector from the border districts of Haskovo, Kardzhali, Blagoevgrad and Smolyan. The meeting was held in the hall of the complex "Alafrangite" in Haskovo.
The question was raised concerning exports and how every year between 2.5 and 3 billion levs are poured into Bulgarian agriculture, which is quite enough, but they do not really go to the people, but are lost somewhere along the route. This is an issue that needs to be resolved at national level, because the money is enough if it goes to people who work in the fields and on livestock farms to stabilize their farms. Those present noted that only 20% of what we have on the table - fruits, vegetables and meat, is produced in Bulgaria. We are a food dependent country.
To clarify the sector, one of the farmers present offered his methodology: “The reality at the moment is that the subsidies are distributed per decare of arable land, per head of livestock. My methodology denies this way and is based on the fact - what income the farmer receives. The production must be actually produced and actually sold, and invoices are presented for this purpose. "
The options were discussed and communication with the Business Council in the same sector from Greece and what will be the opportunity to trade with Greece and vice versa.
