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State and Evolution of Public and Private Research and Development in Bulgarian Agriculture

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  • Hrabrin Bachev

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Despite the great theoretical and practical significance, in Bulgaria there are no comprehensive analysis of the state and evolution of agrarian research and development (ARD) activities in public and private sectors. The goal of this paper is to analyze the state and evolution of ARD in Bulgaria during the period after country’s EU accession in 2007, identify major trends in that area, make a comparison with other EU states, specify main problems, and suggest conclusions for improvement of policies during next programing period. The analysis has found out that in years of EU membership the expenditures for ARD significantly decreased absolutely and relatively as a share in the total expenditures for R&D, which indicates diminishing importance, and deteriorating financial, personnel and material potential of agrarian knowledge and innovation sector. The most important sector for ARD in the country is the government in which more than 80% of overall expenditures for ARD are invested, as distribution of expenditures and organization of R&D in major sectors differ considerably from other EU member states. ARD in the country mainly are funded by the state budget, and the importance of budget financing relatedly increases during the period, unlike trends in other EU countries.

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  • Hrabrin Bachev, 2020. "State and Evolution of Public and Private Research and Development in Bulgarian Agriculture," International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Policy, Conscientia Beam, vol. 9(1), pages 10-25.
  • Handle: RePEc:pkp:ijsdwp:v:9:y:2020:i:1:p:10-25:id:2068
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    1. Bachev, Hrabrin & Ivanov, Bojidar & Sarov, Angel, 2019. "Framework for assessing the governance pillar of agrarian sustainability," MPRA Paper 103477, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Bachev, Hrabrin, 2021. "Understanding and evaluating the “missing” governance pillar of sustainability – the case of the Bulgarian agriculture," MPRA Paper 106310, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Bachev, Hrabrin, 2020. "State, development and efficiency of digitalization in Bulgarian agriculture," MPRA Paper 99649, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Bachev, Hrabrin, 2022. "Governance of agricultural knowledge and innovation system (AKIS) in Bulgaria," MPRA Paper 112253, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Bachev, Hrabrin, 2022. "Управленчески Форми За Снабдяване На Агро-Екосистемни Услуги От Земеделските Стопанства В България [Governance modes for the supply of agro-ecosystem services by agricultural farms in Bulgaria]," MPRA Paper 112847, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    6. Bachev, Hrabrin, 2020. "Organisation, financing and productivity of agricultural research in Bulgaria," MPRA Paper 101231, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    7. Bachev, Hrabrin, 2020. "Evaluation of governance sustainability of Bulgarian agriculture," MPRA Paper 103478, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    8. Doyeon Lee & Keunhwan Kim, 2022. "National Investment Framework for Revitalizing the R&D Collaborative Ecosystem of Sustainable Smart Agriculture," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-30, May.
    9. Bachev, Hrabrin, 2020. "State, efficiency and factors for development of AKIS in Bulgaria," MPRA Paper 99601, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    10. Bachev, Hrabrin, 2020. "Identification of development strategy and intervention needs of AKIS in Bulgaria," MPRA Paper 99849, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    11. Bachev, Hrabrin, 2019. "Diagnosis of the agricultural information, training and advice system in Bulgaria," MPRA Paper 99694, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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