 A STUDY OF THE NET INCOME - SUBSIDY RELATIONSHIP ON SMALL FARMS IN BULGARIAConference of the Department of Agricultural Economics, at the University of Economics - Varna, 2024, issue 1, 146-181 Abstract: The study evaluates the correlation between net income and subsidies on smaller farms in Bulgaria for the period after the country's accession to the European Union. The study includes farms with an economic size of € 2 000 - € 25 000 and analyses seven types of specialised farms. Small farms show a very strong correlation of their net income with the level of subsidisation. There is a very strong correlation between net income and subsidies on farms in the "permanent crops", "dairy", "other grazing livestock" and "mixed farm" sectors. There is a strong correlation between net income and subsidies in the "fieldcrops" and "horticulture" sectors. There is a weak correlation between net income and subsidies for the "granivores" sector. Public support is important for the financial sustainability of small farms in Bulgaria. The focus of income support should be on "income sensitive" sectors that are market-oriented and adaptable to sustainability, without contributing to confrontation between different actors in the agricultural system. Keywords: agricultural holdings; small farms; net income; specialised farms; subsidies; FADN analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:vrn:cfabre:y:2024:i:1:p:146-181 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Conference of the Department of Agricultural Economics, at the University of Economics - Varna from Publishing house "Science and Economics" Varna Contact information at EDIRC. |
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