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By combining the propellers of a quadcopter with an ingenious jumping mechanism, CropHopper is able to quickly travel across fields and work for much longer than a drone. It weighs 3kg, costs € 15/ha, can operate without an operator, it can work in-crop...

                Fans of exotic foods will be able to enjoy super sweet black pomegranates. The R36 variety, which bears the trade name Black Candy, will be registered as a product with a protected geographical indication in Spain. In the near future it will appear in...

                In June 2019, the European Council passed a review of the “General Food Law regulation” that has its roots in the European Citizens’ Initiative on glyphosate. In future, scientific information supporting risk assessment in the food chain and communication on food safety will be...

The National Agriculture Fund  transferred over BGN 35.6 million (BGN 35,638,797) under measure 11 “Organic agriculture” of the RDP 2014-2020. The most anticipated payments were received by 3,177 farmers with approved applications under Organic farming, Organic Animal Breeding and Organic Beekeeping for Campaign 2019. The...

               Sylvia and Dimitar met at the University of Forestry, where they studied the intricacies of forestry in the distant 2000. After various jobs and occupations, years later, with the birth of children, the two considered creating their own farm. 5 years ago they rented...

The Executive Director of the State Fund "Agriculture" - RA Vasil Grudev signed 103 new contracts under sub-measure 6.1 "Starting aid for young farmers" under the RDP 2014-2020. The contracts have a total subsidy value of over BGN 5 million.    The interest of young people...

               The draft amendments to Ordinance 13 on the protection of bee colonies, published in early March, raised many questions. One of the new proposals set out in the legislation limits the hours for treatment with plant protection products only at night. This is practically...

                We've long been accustomed to personalized advertising, and we've stopped asking questions about how Google knows so much about us. Nowadays, the collection of user data on social networks and the monitoring of Internet activity are used to display relevant advertising messages on the...

               The emergency measures due to the coronavirus have made many farmers think about when and what investments to make. The time now seems appropriate to make plans and look for new niches for realization.                 In the Netherlands, agricultural activity also continues, and its latest pride...

                The European Commission has approved a total of 80m euros for the agricultural and fish farming sectors of Italy, Finland and Greece, the institution said. The schemes are allowed under the terms of the temporary framework for state support of the economy during...

    As of today, the acceptance of applications under measure 11 Organic Farming from the RDP 2014-2020 for campaign 2020 has started. 40 million euro has been transferred to the budget of the measure.     Applications for support under the measure will be made under new...

       The European Commission gave in to the pressure from EU lawmakers and the agri-food industry and announced exceptional market measures on Wednesday (22 April), after having said there was not enough money left for their deployment less than a week ago. The Commission announced...

     On April 16th, the European Commission adopted two measures to help the agri-food sector. The measures will increase the cash flow of farmers and reduce administrative burden for national, regional authorities and for farmers in these particularly challenging times.      Тo increase the cash...

     From April 21 to June 30, 2020, the acceptance of documents for short-term loans to producers of fruits and vegetables in field and greenhouse production for the 2020 harvest will continue. Out of these, BGN 5 million are allocated to support greenhouse production.     ...

      The Management Board of the State Fund "Agriculture" distributed BGN 5 million under the de minimis scheme to assist Bulgarian greenhouse producers in the sale of fresh vegetables produced by them. The aid is part of the measures introduced by the state as...

The State Fund for Agriculture transferred BGN 17 275 490 under measure 10 "Agroecology and Climate" from the Rural Development Fund 2014-2020.  A total of 2 619 farmers received support. Candidates with commitments in the areas of "Restoration and Maintenance of High Nature Value Grassland"...

From 25 March to 15 April 2020, farmers may apply for aid under the State aid scheme "Investments for the purchase or construction of raw milk processing and / or processing establishments". Documents will be accepted at the Regional Directorates of the State Agricultural Fund...

All EU countries have now been offered the option to extend by one month the deadline by which farmers must submit their applications for Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments, the European Commission announced on Tuesday (17 March). Member states can now choose to push...