Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 2
Written by Georgi ALEKSIEV, Nadezhda PETROVA, Evgeni GENCHEV

Bulgarian cattle farming plays a key role for the advancement of local agriculture. Bovine milk is an important product for local consumers, with dairy products forming a large part of the local diet. Cattle farming has not stray from the tendency of transformation that Bulgarian agriculture has undergone, resulting in lowering production capacity at the end of the 20th century and continuing development under the CAP of EU after 2007 (the accession of Bulgaria to the EU). Resource management has been an issue for local producers, that face fierce competition on the Common market for most of the processed products. Improving production efficiency through the adaptation of digital resource management can create opportunities for the development of the sector and improving its competitiveness. The purpose of this study is to analyse the resource requirements of Bulgarian animal husbandry farming and disclose some opportunities for application of digital solutions for resource management. The methods used are analysis and synthesis, statistical analysis based on data from centralised databases. The main result from the study is focused on the growth of cattle farming in Bulgaria during the studied period and thus the feeding material requirement, while at the same time the prices of these materials have risen significantly. The conclusion is focused on this significant market change, which leads to the necessity of better resource management for Bulgarian cattle farms and the introduction of digital systems to support it.

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