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Direct Payments as a Risk Management Tool in Bulgarian Agriculture

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  • Tanya Georgieva

    (University of Economics - Varna, Varna, Bulgaria)

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Òhe purpose of this article is, based on a review of existing opinions on the role of direct payments in the risk management process and assessment of the impact of these subsidies on the income of agricultural holdings in Bulgaria, to draw some conclusions about their potential as a tool for prevention of the risk faced by farmers. It is concluded that if secure revenues from direct payments do not provoke risk-balancing behavior of farmers, their role in income stabilization increases, but not to the same extent for farms with different types of specialization. In addition, the policy of direct income support puts Bulgarian farmers in a situation of relatively high risk of problems in adapting to new conditions, in case of a change in support mechanisms

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  • Tanya Georgieva, 2020. "Direct Payments as a Risk Management Tool in Bulgarian Agriculture," Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series, Union of Scientists - Varna, Economic Sciences Section, vol. 9(2), pages 160-168, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:vra:journl:v:9:y:2020:i:2:p:160-168
    DOI: 10.36997/IJUSV-ESS/2020.9.2.160
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    1. Damyan Kirechev, 2021. "Assessment of the Financial Efficiency of Enterprises in the Agricultural Sector in Bulgaria," Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series, Union of Scientists - Varna, Economic Sciences Section, vol. 10(3), pages 202-212, December.

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    risk-balancing behavior; direct payments; risk management;
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    • Q1 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture

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