Three new appointments are being prepared in the management team of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
According to information from the Bulgarian National Radio - Adv. Ivana Murdjeva, Atanas Atanasov and Eng. Nikolay Vassilev Will Take Over the Positions of Deputy Ministers.
According to the organizational regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Minister is assisted by four deputy ministers. According to unofficial information, three of Ivan Hristanov's deputies are already clear - Ivana Murdjeva accompanied the minister on his first day in the department.
She is a lawyer, and in the past years she has worked for industry organizations in agriculture such as the Association of Small Family Farms and the Association of Wine Professionals. In addition to a lawyer, Murdjeva is also an art historian, most recently she was the curator of the anniversary exhibition of Prof. Ivan Gazdov.
Atanas Atanasov - is the chairman of a cattle breeding association, he is an active advocate for the development of the livestock sector and support for small farmers.
Eng. Nikolay Vassilev is the third deputy minister, he is expected to take over the forestry portfolio. Vassilev graduated from the Bulgarian Technical University in Sofia in 2003 and has been working in the structures of the ministry and the Forestry Agency since graduation. Another deputy minister is expected to be appointed.
The team is important, as the campaign to apply for direct payments is coming up, in which over 60 thousand farmers are participating, and there is a lot of administrative work that needs to be done by the management of the Ministry of Agriculture.