Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 20 ISSUE 2
Written by Rositsa BELUHOVA-UZUNOVA, Krum HRISTOV, Mariyana SHISHKOVA

The Common agricultural policy post 2020 is still under consideration and discussion among Member-states, farmers’ organizations and other stakeholders. The purpose of the survey is to analyse Bulgarian farmers’ perceptions and attitudes towards the CAP and to outline the prospects for national implementation in the 2021-2027 budgetary period. The paper is based on a survey covering 74 Bulgarian farmers from all regions of the country. The study applies the comparative, historical and statistical methods of analysis. The results indicate high expectation for income stabilization and support in bigger farms, while there are some variations and negative trends in smaller holdings. The national priorities for 2014-2020 period are directed in favour of high value-added crops and livestock sector. Bulgaria also implements measures as Redistributive payments, Coupled support and Small farmers’ scheme. However, the financial support allocation is not giving the expected results and the structural imbalances remains. The national policies should be revised and the implementation of the CAP post 2020 in Bulgaria should have better targeting and more equal distribution.

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