Development of Bulgarian agriculture within the CAP in the EU 2007-2020 in the context of the green deal, farms and employed people, relative to location index for rural areas of the South Central Region

Institute of Agricultural Economics at Agricultural Academy, RD “Tsarigradsko Shosse” 125 floor 2, Sofia, Bulgaria

^* Corresponding author: tea4er@mail.bg

Abstract

Agriculture occupies a basic place in the economy of Bulgaria. A key sector on which a large part of production in the country is based, regardless of the political or socio-economic processes taking place during different time periods. The purpose of the scientific development is to present the development of the Gross value added (GVA) of agriculture in Bulgaria for the period 2007-2020, base prices, subsidies for production and agricultural labor in annual work units (AWU). The research includes the application of methodology and analysis of the Location Index (IL) of agricultural holdings and employed persons in the rural areas of the South Central Region (SCR) for the specified period, as well as the influence of the “green deal” as a socio-economic factor. Makes a comparative analysis of the employed persons, in relation to the region and the country during the research period.