Desislava Taneva

Operational Program Maritime Affairs and Fisheries 2014-2020 will be sent to the European Commission for approval by end-June, according to Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and a government delegation headed by him will pay an official visit to Qatar in the period May 16-18.

On Sunday Borisov will hold meetings with the Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior for the State of Qatar Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani and Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Deputy Emir of the State of Qatar.

Bulgarian Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva announced on Thursday that there were plans for restructuring and closure of agencies, which were under the authority of the ministry.

Taneva revealed that apart from the lay-offs and the optimisation of personnel, which were ongoing in the ministry at present, certain bills will be presented for general discussion in a week.

A special market selling only Bulgarian agricultural products was launched on Saturday in Sofia, a week before Orthodox Christians mark Easter.

It is located in the Ivan Vazov residential district, just by the "regular" market a few hundred meters from the South Park. 

Bulgaria's food industry has suffered an estimated BGN 12 M (EUR 6 M) in damages as a result of Russia's ban on food imports from the EU, Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva has said.

Bulgaria will be able to invest over EUR 2 B in the modernization of agricultural holdings and the development of rural areas by 2020, according to Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva.

Bulgaria has been plagued by a lasting downward trend in milk prices for a 12 month in a row and needs a quick solution to cope with the situation in the dairy sector, according to Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva.

After nine hours of debates between senior officials of Bulgaria's Agriculture Ministry and representatives of organizations of producers of different brands of tobacco, agreement was reached on the distribution of a total of BGN 107 M earmarked for top-up payments in the sector.

The Bulgarian government has approved a revised version of the Rural Development Program 2014-2020 envisaging a total budget of over EUR 2.9 B, including a total of EUR 2.3 B to be provided by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

The budget of the 2014-2020 Rural Development Program is to be allocated to 18 measures.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Foods is set on providing more funds for stock breeders, without requirements on the number of animals or what their kind should be, as announced in a press release on Tuesday.

The statement was m?de by Minister Desislava Taneva at the sitting of the Advisory Council on Stock Breeding.