Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 25 ISSUE 2
Written by Georgi ALEKSIEV, Nadezhda PETROVA, Iskra NENCHEVA, Oleg MILEV

The Farm to Fork Strategy is part of the European Union’s ambitious Green Deal and aims to create sustainable and efficient food systems that reduce the negative impacts on the climate, the environment and public health. This strategy focuses on the transition to greener agriculture and food processes, aiming to provide enough food for a growing population without depleting natural resources and damaging ecosystems. The aim of this study is to analyse the ability of Bulgarian agriculture to achieve the goals set out in the Farm to Fork Strategy through assessment of the development of its production, trade and labour resources. To achieve this goal, the following points should be addressed: the key points of the Farm to Fork Strategy should be clearly stated; the production base and production of the agricultural sector should be valuated; labour as a significant factor should also be studied in regards to the development of new eco-policies in order to propose vectors for improvement. For the purpose of this study a policy review of the Farm to fork strategy was done. For analysis of the dynamics of production, trade and labour resources of Bulgarian agriculture data from multiple sources was used, mainly from the Agrostatistics database of the Ministry of food and agriculture and the National statistical institute of Bulgaria. The data from internal sources was aggregated and cross-referenced with the Eurostat database as well as UN databases – Comtrade and Faostat. As a result form this research we can conclude that Bulgarian fruit and vegetable markets rely heavily on imports and the local agricultural sector needs to increase its production to meet the consumer demands in order to achieve the goals set in the Farm to fork strategy of the European union.

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