Bulgaria : Public Expenditure Review for Agriculture and Rural Development

Bulgaria : Public Expenditure Review for Agriculture and Rural Development

Although Bulgaria now implements the European Union's (EU's) "common" agricultural policy (CAP), national policymakers still maintain responsibility to tailor CAP implementation to meet the specific development needs of the coun...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Public Expenditure Review
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACT OF ACCESSION ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGRICULTURAL ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL LANDS AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AGRICULTURAL MARKET AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL POPULATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURAL TRAINING AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE POLICY AGRICULTURE SECTOR AID PROGRAMS AID TO AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HEALTH ANIMAL WELFARE ARABLE CROPS ARABLE LAND BARRIERS TO ENTRY CARBON CLIMATE CHANGE COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPETITIVENESS COWS CROPS DAIRY DAIRY FARMERS DAIRY PRODUCTS DAIRY SECTOR DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DIRECT PAYMENT DIRECT PAYMENTS DIRECT PAYMENTS TO FARMERS DISTRIBUTION OF LAND DROUGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ENTITLEMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FARM FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM INCOMES FARM MANAGERS FARM POPULATION FARM SECTOR FARM SIZE FARMERS FARMS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISCAL CONSTRAINTS FISHERIES FOOD PROCESSING FOOD QUALITY FOOD SAFETY FORECASTS FORESTRY GDP GROSS VALUE HOPS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCOME SUPPORT INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERVENTION AGENCY IRRIGATION LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LACK OF INFORMATION LAND DISTRIBUTION LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PRICES LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND USE LANDHOLDINGS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVESTOCK SUPPORT LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS MARKET SUPPORT MILK MILK QUOTA MIXED FARMING NATIONAL ECONOMY NATURAL RESOURCES OPTIMIZATION PASTURES POLICY DECISIONS POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY MAKERS POOR POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCER GROUPS PRODUCERS PRODUCTION PATTERNS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC SPENDING REAL GDP REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE ALLOCATION RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL INVESTMENT RURAL POPULATION RURAL REGIONS RURAL SECTOR RURAL SECTORS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL SPENDING STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARGETING TAX EXPENDITURES TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOBACCO SECTOR TRADEOFFS TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSFER PAYMENTS VALUE ADDED VOLUME WAGES
Online Access:	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20100716025958 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2879

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Summary:	Although Bulgaria now implements the European Union's (EU's) "common" agricultural policy (CAP), national policymakers still maintain responsibility to tailor CAP implementation to meet the specific development needs of the country. The National Rural Development Program (NRDP) very appropriately lays out the challenges that Bulgarian agriculture and rural development face, but the early implementation of a relatively high number of support schemes falls short of adequate administrative capacities and planning. With CAP resources projected to increase substantially over the coming years under pillar two, Bulgarian authorities must take appropriate corrective measures now so that the opportunity to impact long-term sector growth is not missed. The major challenge facing Bulgaria's rural sector is the significant fragmentation of land ownership and the highly polarized farming structure. As of 2003, there were 665,500 agricultural holdings operating in Bulgaria. About 75 percent of agricultural holdings account for less than 7 percent of the utilized agricultural area (UAA). They cultivate plots of no more than one hectare. In contrast, about 78 percent of UAA is farmed by 0.8 percent of holdings. The fragmentation of land ownership is a significant barrier to long-term investments in agriculture, land improvements, and efficient use of agricultural machinery. Other challenges facing the sector include: an aging labor force (54.6 percent aged 55 and over); relatively few young farm-holders (less than half the EU average); low educational attainment of those employed in agriculture; low labor productivity due to worn-out assets and outdated technologies; and poor access to credit for small and medium-sized producers.

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