Ministry of Agriculture

BELGRADE - Serbia's area under organic farming totaled 8,228 hectares in 2013, which is an increase of 32 percent compared to the year before, the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) data indicate.

Representatives of Bulgarian agricultural organizations and the Ministry of Agriculture discussed the priorities for the next six-year EU programming period, Tuesday.

The subsidy distribution by sector should be presented in Brussels by July 31, Bulgarian National Radio informs.

The number of farms in Bulgaria has marked a 2/3 decline, the Agrostatistics department at the Ministry of Agriculture reports using current data.

As of 2013, there were 252 900 farms compared to 665 500 ten years ago, Farmer.bg reports.

According to Spanish José Maria Blazquez, writer of World Olive Encyclopedia, olive growing started in Anatolia about 6,000 years ago. The world’s oldest-known olive oil production was discovered near the Aegean town of Urla, in the ancient city Clazomenae.

A day after a devastating hailstorm hit Sofia, the government has decided to allocate additional BGN 3.4M to the Ministry of Agriculture, BGN 1.2M of which is for anti-hail missiles.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government decided on Friday to form a working group to monitor the situation in the dairy industry and propose measures that would improve the quality of raw milk, the Ministry of Agriculture has stated.

BELGRADE - The Danube Day campaign, conducted jointly by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection - Republic Directorate for Water and the Coca Cola System, will this year be aimed at raising funds for the flood-affected regions, the organizers announced on Monday.

Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Agriculture Byurhan Abazov has met with representatives of the Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia, Friday.

BELGRADE - Three-day regional agricultural conference LANDNET dedicated to efficient land management, primarily consolidation and lease of land, kicked off in Belgrade on Monday in organization of the Ministry of Agriculture and under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FOA) of the United Nations and the German Organization for Technical Cooperation (GIZ).

BELGRADE - Estimated value of registered damages to flood-defence facilities exceeds RSD 2 billion and the funds have to be ensured as soon as possible, Minister of Agriculture Snezana Bogosavljevic-Boskovic stated on Monday.