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Hrabrin Bashev, Mimoza Mladenova
The Effects of Implementing European Policiesin Agricultiral Holdings in the Republic of Bulgaria
Summary:
There have been numerous publications in recent years dealing with the various effects of the CAP on holdings in the EU countries. In the Republic of Bulgaria, however, there are not comprehensive assessments of the actual effects of the implementation of CAP on agricultural holdings as a whole and on agricultural holdings of different types. This article presents the results of a comprehensive survey of CAP’s impact on incomes, efficiency, competitiveness and sustainability of agricultural holdings of different legal types, sizes, specialization and geographical location. The approach of the study and the system of criteria and indicators for assessment are presented in details in a previous publication of the authors . In order to assess the effects of the CAP, the authors used formal data of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the National Statistical Institute and other sources, primary data of surveys of farm managers and expertise of leading experts in the given sphere.
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Hrabrin Bashev
THE SUSTAINABILITY
OF MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES
IN BULGARIAN AGRICULTURE – LEVEL, FACTORS AND PROSPECTS
Summary:
This paper assesses the sustainability of the farms in our country by applying the holistic approach. We first introduce the methods employed in our research and provide a general description of the farms included in it. Then we assess the integral, managerial, economic, social and environmental sustainability of farms in general as well as that of the different types of farms according to their size, specialization of production, environmental position and geographical location. Finally, we assess the factors for improving the sustainability of farms and present our conclusions about doing further research work and improving the assessment practice in the sec
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Hrabrin Bashev
The Sustainability of Farms
Summary:
The article answers questions like “What is sustainability of farms?”, “What are the mechanisms and modes of managing the sustainability of farms?”, and “How should we assess the sustainability level of farms?”. First, the evolution of the ‘concept’ of sustainable farming is analysed and defined as the ability of farms to maintain their managerial, economic, environmental and social functions in the long run. Second, the principal mechanisms and modes of managing the sustainability of farms are systematically approached. These include the institutional environment, market, private, collective, public and hybrid modes. Next, a system of criteria and indicators is proposed to assess the sustainability level of farms at the contemporary stage of development in Bulgarian agriculture. Finally, an approach to analysing and assessing the management system of farm sustainability is presented.
