COOPERATIONS IN BULGARIA: A SUBJECTIVE OPINION ON THE OBJECTIVE REALITY

Todorka Atanassova, Nadka Kostadinova, Nadezhda Petrova, Iskra Nencheva, Georgi Aleksiev, Angel Sarov, Ivanka Stoycheva, Zlatina Dimova and Jasmin Georgiev
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Todorka Atanassova: Trakia University - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Nadka Kostadinova: Trakia University - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Nadezhda Petrova: Trakia University - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Iskra Nencheva: Trakia University - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Georgi Aleksiev: Trakia University - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Angel Sarov: Trakia University - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Ivanka Stoycheva: Trakia University - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Zlatina Dimova: Trakia University - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Jasmin Georgiev: Trakia University - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

AGRIBUSINESS AND RURAL AREAS - ECONOMY, INNOVATION AND GROWTH, 2025, issue 1, 317-331

Abstract: At the beginning of 2025, a survey was conducted on 4.6% of operating cooperatives in Bulgaria. Different types of cooperatives were randomly selected. The aim is to establish their potential under current conditions. The main conclusions of the study are: For the respondents, the cooperative is a "model for collective action of member-cooperators", in which, through joint management and mutual assistance, people are placed at the focus of the activity.; Over 2/3 of the respondents are chairmen of the cooperatives. They have higher education and have good professional experience; Agricultural production cooperatives are dominant; According to the value of the assets owned, 2/3 of cooperatives are micro-enterprises, and the remaining 1/3 are small enterprises; The amount of income received covers the costs incurred, but the profit is relatively low.; The available potential of cooperatives does not create opportunities for investment and innovation, some of the conditions in the country are an obstacle to this.

Keywords: Cooperation; potential; survey; result (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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