Agronomy

Without reforms, the world will be plunged into a water crisis that could be crippling for hot, dry countries, the United Nations warned March 20.

In an annual report, the U.N. said abuse of water was now so great that on current trends, the world will face a 40-percent "global water deficit" by 2030 -- the gap between demand for water and replenishment of it.

Romania will advocate before the European Commission 1-billion-euro funds for its main irrigation infrastructure under the Juncker programme, given that under its National Rural Development Programme 370 million euros were approved for the rehabilitation of the secondary irrigation infrastructure, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Daniel Constantin said Friday.

Romania could reach the first positions in the European Union as regards the ecologically certified agricultural areas, given that the new National Programme for Rural Development (PNDR) took into consideration the introduction of an additional financial package for ecologically certified pastures and hayfields, the chairman of the Bio Romania Association Marian Cioceanu told AGERPRES on Monday

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.

Bulgarian fruit and vegetable producers have threatened protests over the unfair distribution of financial aid by sectors by the Agriculture Ministry.

BELGRADE - The Ministry of Agriculture has proposed amendments to the law on subsidies that will change the criteria for herbal production subsidies, Minister of Agriculture Snezana Bogosavljevic-Boskovic said on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - The corn harvest has practically been completed, and the yield stands at around eight tons per hectare, while wheat was planted on 600,000 hectares, which is more than last year, Vukosav Sakovic, director of the Zita Srbije association, told Tanjug.

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament has adopted the law on financing agricultural production, which allows the establishment of pre-harvest financing and introduces the use of future crops as a form of loan security.

The law was adopted on Tuesday and will enter into force on March 1 next year.

Bulgaria loses nearly EUR 90 M under the Rural Development Program for the past programming period due to the poor performance of the State Fund Agriculture, according to Deputy Agriculture Minister Vasil Grudev.

BELGRADE - Representatives of the Spanish association of agricultural producers from Seville are interested in investing in the Serbian agriculture, the ministry of agriculture and environmental protection has said.