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Apricot Production in Bulgaria, Opportunities for Organic Production and Comparison with Other Main Producing Countries in the World

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  • Gergana Slavova

    (University of Economics - Varna, Varna, Bulgaria)

  • Pavleta Ivanova

    (University of Economics - Varna, Varna, Bulgaria)

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The apricot is a well-known, preferred and very tasty fruit in Bulgaria. Its homeland is northeastern Armenia, but the largest number of apricots in the world are still grown in Turkey. The purpose of this article is to determine the amount of harvested areas in the country from this type of permanent planting, to determine the dynamics of the change in the amount of production in different years in the period from 2015 to 2020 y., what are the average yields, which are the main producing countries, what quantities of apricots in tons do they produce and to offer opportunities for biological cultivation and processing of this tasty and irreplaceable fruit in valuable minerals and vitamins. The scientific methods used in the article are methods of analysis, synthesis, deduction, extrapolation, comparative method, method of weighted average values, as well as other statistical and mathematical methods.

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  • Gergana Slavova & Pavleta Ivanova, 2022. "Apricot Production in Bulgaria, Opportunities for Organic Production and Comparison with Other Main Producing Countries in the World," Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series, Union of Scientists - Varna, Economic Sciences Section, vol. 11(3), pages 139-147, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vra:journl:v:11:y:2022:i:3:p:139-147
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    Keywords

    apricots; agriculture; organic production; agriculture;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q11 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis; Prices
    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness
    • Q17 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agriculture in International Trade

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