Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 23 ISSUE 2
Written by Violetka ZHELEVA, Elvira DELCHEVA

A certain increase in the scope and degree of digitalization and digitization in the agricultural sector has been laid down in the EU and national strategic documents, for the new programming period of 2023-2027. This explains the intention to increase competitiveness and ensure a higher return on investment through the accumulation of new knowledge and innovation. Therefore, the study aims to analyze the current state and subsequent development of digitalization of the agricultural sector in Bulgaria. The applied research methods in the present study are theoretical and empirical, including: analysis, synthesis, comparison, and statistical processing. As a result of the conducted research, it was found that in recent years there has been a positive tendency in the accessibility of Bulgarian households to the Internet. However, significant differences have been reported regarding digital technologies in Bulgarian agriculture, compared to other members of the EU. As a result of the results obtained, a review of the strategic and planning documents has been accomplished, in order to support the interested parties in the preparation and improvement of policy-making in this sector.

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