Bulgarian Agriculture – Principles, Traditions and Development of the Organic Agriculture

Kristina Petrova-Hristova – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Geology and Geography, “Socio-Economic Geography”
Department, Tzar Osvoboditel 15, Sofia, Bulgaria

Abstract: Agriculture as a traditional branch has a strategic importance for Bulgaria, not only because it ensures food security, and creates raw materi­als for many other industries and sectors of the national economy, but also provides work and income for a significant part of the population in rural areas. When we talk about agriculture as an economic activity we must al­ways consider it in direct correlation with rural areas and their vitality. The sector is among the most dynamically developing in terms of moderniza­tion, robotization, digital transformation, also provoked by the ambitious goals related to climate and green challenges on a global scale. Precisely the agricultural sector is at the center of the circular economy and bio-based societies, preservation and development of the regions, and is in close con­nection with the development of science – from applied to the top – called to carry humanity into the next era. Bulgarian agriculture has deep tradi­tions in society, its history can be traced back in time. But in the circumstanc­es of globalization, facilitating access to imported food, it is important to increase the competitiveness of Bulgarian agricultural products. In recent years, there is more and more talk about ecologically clean production, and Bulgaria is no exception because it is making serious attempts to develop or­ganic agriculture in the country.

6th International Scientific Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture – ITEMA 2022 – Conference Proceedings, Hybrid (University of Maribor, Slovenia), October 27, 2022

ITEMA Conference Proceedings published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans – Belgrade, Serbia

ITEMA conference partners: Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia; Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Varaždin; Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Institute of Marketing, Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland; Faculty of Agriculture, Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine ”King Michael I of Romania”, Romania

ITEMA Conference 2022 Conference Proceedings: ISBN 978-86-80194-63-9, ISSN 2683-5991, DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/ITEMA.2022

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Additional reading

Boyadzhiev, V. (2012). Economic-geographical priorities of Bulgarian agriculture, Sofia, ISBN 978-954-479-039-4

https://www.mzh.government.bg/bg/sektori/rastenievadstvo/biologichno-proizvodstvo/ 

Nikolova, M. (2013). Biological agriculture – status and potential for development, Academic publishing house “Tzenov”, Svishtov, ISBN 978-954-23-0813-3