Agriculture

Bulgaria's food industry has suffered an estimated BGN 12 M (EUR 6 M) in damages as a result of Russia's ban on food imports from the EU, Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva has said.

Without reforms, the world will be plunged into a water crisis that could be crippling for hot, dry countries, the United Nations warned March 20.

In an annual report, the U.N. said abuse of water was now so great that on current trends, the world will face a 40-percent "global water deficit" by 2030 -- the gap between demand for water and replenishment of it.

An amputee chicken is now able to walk thanks to prosthetic leg surgery that was performed by the Ye?ilyurt Municipality Veterinarian Directorate in the eastern Anatolian province of Malatya.

Romania is the first country Phil Hogan officially visits in the capacity of European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Suindprod Radic pig farm in Arges County was the first facility Hogan, European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu, Minister of Agriculture Daniel Constantin and Minister of European Funds Eugen Teodorovici toured together on Thursday.

Romania could reach the first positions in the European Union as regards the ecologically certified agricultural areas, given that the new National Programme for Rural Development (PNDR) took into consideration the introduction of an additional financial package for ecologically certified pastures and hayfields, the chairman of the Bio Romania Association Marian Cioceanu told AGERPRES on Monday

Only four agricultural research institutes should remain in Romania - one for crops, one for vegetables and fruits, one for animal breeding and one for land improvement, Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin told AGERPRES.

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Twenty Furioso-North Star breed horses from the Rusetu stud farm (Buzau County) will start a training program next month and will be then put up for sale for equestrian sports.

BELGRADE - The government of the Republic of Serbia adopted at its Thursday session the decree on distribution of incentives to agriculture and rural development in 2015.

Production Reconstruction Minister Panayiotis Lafazanis on Friday promised sugarcane producers and Hellenic Sugar Industry workers to find 31 million euros to meet their demands and prevent a halt of the industry?s operation.

He even guaranteed the immediate payment of 7 million euros owed to producers for their 2014 crop.

The Bulgarian government has approved a revised version of the Rural Development Program 2014-2020 envisaging a total budget of over EUR 2.9 B, including a total of EUR 2.3 B to be provided by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

The budget of the 2014-2020 Rural Development Program is to be allocated to 18 measures.