This is a presentation of results the competitiveness of the agricultural farms in Bulgaria under the General Agriculture Policy (GAP) of the European Union. A new holistic approach was applied for evaluation of the competitiveness, taking into account their economic efficiency, financial...

This paper presents the results of a study on competitiveness of Bulgarian farms in the conditions of EU CAP implementation. First, it presents a new holistic approach for assessing farm competitiveness taking into account economic efficiency, financial capability, adaptability, and level of...

This paper incorporates the interdisciplinary New Institutional Economics and suggests a holistic framework for analyzing, assessing and improving the system of environmental management in agriculture. First, the importance of issue is presented and a short review on the state of economic...

This paper incorporates the interdisciplinary New Institutional Economics and presents a comprehensive framework for analyzing the risk management in the agri-food sector. First, it specifies the diverse (natural, technical, behavioral, economic, policy etc.) type of agrarian risks, and the...

This paper incorporates the interdisciplinary New Institutional Economics and suggests a holistic framework for analyzing, assessing and improving the system of environmental management in agriculture. First, the importance of issue is presented and a short review on the state of economic...

This paper incorporates the interdisciplinary New Institutional Economics and presents a comprehensive framework for analyzing the risk management in the agri-food sector. First, it specifies the diverse (natural, technical, behavioral, economic, policy etc.) type of agrarian risks, and the...

The results of a study are outlined here, aiming at assessment of the effects of EU CAP measures and tools on farms of various structures and degrees of specialization, on the grounds of a comparative analysis. The study is based on three surveys, carried out in 2007 and 2008; on data on the...

Methodological instruments are presented for analysis of the impact of the Common agricultural policy (CAP) on investment behavior of farms for a long-term period based on the direct payments for a unit of area. To achieve the set aim a methodology is proposed which will be used to conduct an...

The aim of the paper is to reveal and analyze some basic reasons, which caused the rejection of totalitarianism and transition from a centrally-planned to a market economy. On this basis, the main trends in Bulgarian agriculture at the beginning of 21st century have been outlined. Conclusions...

This paper incorporates achievements of the New Institutional Economics and suggests a framework for assessing efficiency of farms and agrarian organizations. The new approach includes: study of farm and agrarian organizations as governing rather than production structure; assessment of...