THE FARM TO FORK STRATEGY AND THE REDUCTION OF FERTILIZER USE IN BULGARIA
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https://doi.org/10.15547/tjs.2025.s.02.055Keywords:
agriculture, sustainability, policy, food productionAbstract
The goals set in the EU’s Farm to fork strategy aim to improve the sustainability of agricultural production in the Union. The sustainable use of pesticides and fertilizers has been a long-standing part of the Common agricultural policy of the Union, but the new target of 20% reduction by 2030 is very ambitious.
The goal of this study is to analyze the potential impact of the reduction of fertilizer use by 20% in Bulgaria by 2030, as part of the Farm to Fork strategy of the EU. In order to reach this goal, the following tasks must be achieved: to present previous research on the impact of Farm to fork strategy on fertilizer use; to access the current use of fertilizers in Bulgaria; to study the potential impact of the reduction of fertilizer use for Bulgarian agriculture.
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