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{"title":"The role of CAP subsidies in all European Union member states: an analysis of technical inefficiency","authors":"Nicola Galluzzo","doi":"10.61308/xbfv8116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61308/xbfv8116","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this research was to assess the impact of CAP payments made to farms included in the European FADN dataset between 2004 and 2019 and, considering this financial aid as an environmental variable, identify patterns of inefficiency in EU farming. The study has adopted a twofold quantitative approach, applying both two-stage DEA and Multidirectional Efficiency Analysis. The results reveal significant imbalances between EU member states over the period of investigation, and underline the specific effect that total CAP disbursed subsidies and second pillar CAP support have on technical inefficiency.","PeriodicalId":479840,"journal":{"name":"Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Management","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135247947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Theoretical and methodological aspects of cooperative system and its relationship with social entrepreneurship","authors":"Ivan Boevsky, Atidzhe Aliyeva – Veli","doi":"10.61308/vsvz4115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61308/vsvz4115","url":null,"abstract":"Social entrepreneurship and cooperative system and the relationship between them in North America and Western Europe have been discussed since the beginning of the 20th century and cooperative system is perceived as one of the main types of social entrepreneurship in the respective country or region. In Bulgaria, this topic is relatively new. In this regard, our team, through this publication, seeks to challenge the scientific-practical community to discuss this topic. In this regard, we present a characterization of the genesis and definition of the concept of “cooperative system” and illuminate it as a specific type of social entrepreneurship.","PeriodicalId":479840,"journal":{"name":"Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Management","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135247951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Market Farm Sustainability Assessment of the Central and Eastern European Union Member States","authors":"Veselin Krustev","doi":"10.61308/avgv3407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61308/avgv3407","url":null,"abstract":"The main concept of every agricultural policy is aiming to support the farm sustainability beyond the aspects defined in a single definition and a contemporary state policy could not escape from the focus of economic efficiency, social responsibility and/or environmental compatibility. The European Union regulations are reorganizing the holdings in the entire Community and this reflects crucially on the economic size and furthermore the agricultural sustainability of the farms. This paper aims to find out how the agricultural holdings are affected and how the connection between farm economic size and sustainability is developed within the three sustainability pillars. The scientific approach uses an assessment that modifies the Farm Accountancy Data Network set of variables in comparison of predefined criteria used as a sustainability scoring system establishing a sustainability estimation based on affiliation of two independent indexes as a final balanced rating classification. The results are determined for each economic size class to the benchmarking frame received by a previous research on a EU level which reports the Balkan farms as a part of the EU vulnerable agricultural units.","PeriodicalId":479840,"journal":{"name":"Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Management","volume":"132 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135247950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Theoretical framework for assessing governance sustainability of agricultural holdings in Bulgaria","authors":"Angel Sarov, Krasimir Kostenarov, Ivan Boevsky","doi":"10.61308/yrpg7186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61308/yrpg7186","url":null,"abstract":"The study is part of a series of articles aimed at investigating the problems related to the sustainability of agricultural holdings and to develop a methodology for the assessment of this sustainability. The present study tries to make a parallel between the sustainability of agricultural holdings and the principles of governance sustainability. The article also starts a discussion about the principles of sustainable management of agricultural holdings. In this point, we shed light on the understanding of the governance sustainability of agricultural holdings.","PeriodicalId":479840,"journal":{"name":"Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Management","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135247541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of the competitiveness of agricultural holdings with organic production (according to data from a survey)","authors":"D. Mitova","doi":"10.61308/ayne4256","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61308/ayne4256","url":null,"abstract":"The issue of determining and increasing the level of competitiveness of organic agricultural holdings is one of the current academic and practical issues both in the EU and in Bulgaria. How to determine and measure the competitiveness of organic farms, what are the decisive factors and guidelines for increasing their competitiveness at the modern stage of development - despite the discussions, these problems are still on the agenda now. Both the EU and Bulgaria promote the implementation of sustainable agricultural practices such as nutrient management plans, soil improvement, precision farming, organic farming, use of legumes in crop rotation schemes, as well as substitution where possible, of mineral fertilizers with organic fertilizers. In 2023, the EC is also expected to adopt an action plan for integrated nutrient management. Organic farming (OF) favors nature and society as a production system that contributes to the reduction of air, soil and water pollution; to increase biodiversity, strengthen the sustainability of agriculture, to ensure healthy food and clean nature for current and future generations, and as such it organically fits into the requirements of the new CAP. The purpose of the study is to identify and analyze the state, level and factors determining the competitiveness of OF through the analysis of information from a survey of organic farms. The complex influence of various factors determining the development of the sector and the competitive advantages of farms are reported, the main problems and challenges facing it are identified, as well as the prospects for its development. This could provide guidance for its development as a component and instrument of state agricultural policy in terms of sustainable management of natural resources, compliance with high standards of food quality and safety and animal welfare, as well as for the development of viable rural areas. The methodology uses a mixed approach combining quantitative and qualitative methods – literature review, comparative, institutional and multicriteria analysis, grouping method, value-metric and qualitative analysis, survey and expert evaluation method. This material presents the results of an empirical research-survey on the competitiveness of agricultural holdings, including organic farms. Survey information is from the summer of 2020, provided with the assistance of National Agricultural Advice Service, by farm managers of different production specialization, type and geographic location. The sample is not representative, but provides information for analyses and formulation of conclusion. The main behavioral, economic, institutional, and natural factors that influence the competitiveness of farms in organic agriculture have been identified. The intentions of the agricultural producers in OF related to the further development of organic production in the near future have also been determined. Based on the conducted survey, it can be concluded that farms wit","PeriodicalId":479840,"journal":{"name":"Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Management","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135247539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of the political framework, related to the provision of agro-ecological services in Bulgaria","authors":"Svetozar Ivanov","doi":"10.61308/yark7726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61308/yark7726","url":null,"abstract":"The following article provides a historical overview of the emergence and development of agroecology as a science and practice. The main principles and concepts of its evolution are considered. An analysis of the policy framework, related to the implementation of agroecology was performed, and several agroecological services, along with various relevant agricultural practices were selected. A comparative analysis was made between the agro-ecological payments, applied during the two program periods of CAP 2014–2020 and CAP 2023–2027. The conclusion was that with the development of the political framework, the implementation of agro-ecological activities and practices lead to the preservation of the environment and climate, biodiversity increase and soil fertility restoration.","PeriodicalId":479840,"journal":{"name":"Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Management","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135247678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Production specialization – factor for increasing added value in the farms","authors":"Julia Doitchinova, Zornitsa Stoyanova","doi":"10.61308/eojs6316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61308/eojs6316","url":null,"abstract":"The production specialization of farms is among the main factors that affect the efficiency of their economic activity and the competitiveness of the produced products. It is the reason for obtaining different added value even using the same quantity and quality of production factors. The aim of the article is to analyze the production specialization of agricultural holdings in different regions of the country. The conclusions and assessments are based on the analysis of statistical information and results of surveys with experts and farmers. This gives the opportunity to be proposed recommendations for increasing the added value by changing or deepening the production specialization of the farms.","PeriodicalId":479840,"journal":{"name":"Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Management","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135247675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}