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Proposed Agricultural Land Law Postponed For A Year

The members of the Agricultural Committee finally adopted a decision yesterday to postpone the examination of the new Land Law as the official motive is the expected new EU Common Agricultural Policy, and the unofficial one being too much criticism from various branch organizations with BAALO only yesterday repeating again some of its arguments against the law. The main motive for the postponement is that "preparation for the new programming period of the CAP requires consideration by the nat...

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Stayko Staykov: Adoption Of Proposed Agricultural Land Law Should Be Postponed

“In a rule- of- law state no one is allowed to seize unjustified ownership of agricultural land. This is unthinkable and all the other stream of problems all stem from that. Therefore, we must first solve the problem of ownership”, firmly states Stayko Staykov, Chairman of the Bulgarian Association of Agricultural Land (BAALO) for Agri. BG. Agricultural Land Owners: First Severe Criticism of the Agricultural Land Bill. Today the Association has sent its official opinion on the draft Agricult...

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Stayko Staykov: Farmers are an impulse to the land market

Interview taken by: Alma Davidova More and more macroeconomic signals are alerting the crisis about to approach next By definition, the fields are preferred asset-asylum -You recently seised the state and the public about the unfair rules of forced expropriation of farmland. How should the rules be changed? -The amount of the compensation is very low and does not conform to market conditions. The Bulgarian Association of Agricultural Land Owners (BAALO), represented by me, insists on n...

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Stayko Staykov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bulgarian Association of Agricultural Land Owners (BAALO): "Compensation paid for acquisition of agricultural land for roads construction is far below market prices"

“According to the state, the price of an acre in Dobrudja region is set to 100 BGN but it actually costs 2000 BGN”, says Stayko Staykov, chairman of BAALO. -Mr. Staykov, is the reimbursement that the land owners receive in cases of state -forced land acquisition low? Yes, it is. The problem with the acquisition of land by the state is serious and it dates back long in the past. We have been pushing for changes for several years now and we hoped they would be included in the Law for agricult...

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Stayko Staykov, BAALO chairman, “Farmers are stressed because of the uncertainties surrounding Brexit and the future Common Agricultural Policy

Interview taken by: Aneta Bojidarova A partial alignment of European subsidies will be a success for the Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Vojciechowski, believes Mr Staykov -Mr Staykov, do the uncertainties around Brexit and the future CAP have an impact on the agricultural land market and if so, in what way? All are apprehensive, and that is reflected on the current stagnation characterizing the market. It is not yet clear on what terms the UK will leave the European Union and how t...

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Stayko Staykov, “The price per acre for agricultural land reaches over 2000 BGN, while in case of state-forced land acquisition, the highest amount paid is no more than 1200 BGN. Rules and regulations are in desperate need of readjustment.”

“The price should not depend on the category of the land”, says the chairman of the Bulgarian Association of Agricultural Land Owners. At the moment, the ones who are affected negatively at the most, are the small owners, if deprived of 10 acres of agricultural land, it is impossible for them to buy a corresponding size of land; the Bulgarian Association of Agricultural Land Owners (BAALO), which you are the head of, insists on changing the rules regarding state- forced agricultural land a...

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Stayko Staykov, “Agricultural land will continue to be more expensive in the next ten years”

“Agricultural land will continue to become more expensive over the next 10 years with the focal point of the tendency being its support and sustainable long-term use”, said in an interview with AgroClub Mr Stayko Staykov, Chairman of the Bulgarian Association of Owners of Agricultural Land (BAALO). - Mr Staykov, what are the main priorities in the new CAP 2021-2027 as regards the efficient use and development of land resources? - The Bulgarian Association of Agricultural Land Owners is aw...

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Prices of Land in Productive Regions Have Already Risen Up To 1000 BGN per Acre

Since last year, the price of agricultural land has begun to rise again. According to BAALO data, the appreciation of agricultural land is between 5% and 7%. “Interestingly enough, the lower limit of this growth already represents a minimum of 5% within just one year, which is not at all insignificant. The prices of the productive regions have already risen up to 1000 BGN per acre, and this is only the starting price at which they are negotiated”, states Mr Stayko Staykov, Chairman of the Bulgar...

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The Law On Fuels Is Back To Its Initial Position

The Ministry of Economy, governed by Mr Emil Karanikolov, changed its strategies several times on how and whether, if at all, additional regulations for the petroleum sector are needed Reporter: Ms Julia Lazarova The Law was introduced to the National Assembly last year by MPs from all parties headed by Mr Emil Dimitrov-Revizoro, with the main aim of fighting the grey economy in the fuel sector. However, the Law would have incurred more expenses to smaller-sized companies; it would have al...

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Stayko Staykov, Chairman of the Bulgarian Association of Owners of Agricultural Land: ‘The Owners of 2 million Acres of Agricultural Land Show No Interest in Them’

-According to statistics, agricultural land in Bulgaria is the most fragmented and the cheapest in Europe. Why? -Bulgaria was the only country from the former Soviet bloc which agricultural land was restored to its real boundaries. The result: agricultural farmland was fragmented into millions of small pieces. In northern Bulgaria the size of the average parcel is 5 acres, and in southern Bulgaria-8 acres. This has made it impossible to develop economically efficient and cost-effective farmin...

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