About Us
Bulgarian Farmers Union
Union of the progressive Farmers
We created the Bulgarian Farmers Union with the aim of uniting the agricultural sector. In the past years, the opinion that agricultural policy has a constant need of synchronization with the new policies and above all, for the establishment of the sector as a sustainable and highly efficient one, has been affirmed. That is why Bulgarian Farmer’s Union is the new and different approach that outlines the way of a new construction of the sector at national and European level. And to give the right direction for the development of agriculture in our country.
Main goals of BFU:
Improving activity and competitiveness
of the property of farmers, producers, processors, and traders in Bulgaria, through comprehensive protection of their main interests.
Implementation of new scientific and technical achievements and innovations
modernization of production conditions, which are contributing to quality primary and processed production, as well as improving environmental protection.
Improving qualifications
in the fields of agriculture and forestry, land management, environmental protection and management, and the food industry.
Pooling and protection of interests
of the agricultural sector, including by branches at the national, regional and district level.
Structured dialogue with state institutions
implementing and holding a representative structural dialogue with the structures of the state at national, regional and district level.
Raising awareness and capacity
to its members - agricultural producers, processors, etc.
Members assistance
support and coordination of their activities, representation and protection before state bodies, international and other organizations.
Democratic construction and development
of agricultural holdings in the conditions of a market economy, of integration of the agrarian sector of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU.
Achieving a sustainable model
of production units based on sustainable family farms, cooperatives, communalization and owning and managing their own land.
Achieving a balanced and sustainable land model
based on the principles of farming and farmer co-operation and cooperation.
Conservation and efficient use of resources
and strengthening the production potential in agriculture.
Improvement of economic, social and cultural-living conditions
where farmers and their workers work.
Implementation of rural development activities
in accordance with the best environmental practices, by creating alternative employment, diversifying economic activities and creating the necessary infrastructure.
Support the development of efficient agricultural production and processing sector
by improving market and technological infrastructure, as well as strategic investment policy.
Structure of BFU
Atanas Kerezov
Member of the board
Ivan Mehandziiski
Member of the board
Petar Lazarov
Member of the board
Iliyana Ilieva
Member of the board
