Ivan Geshev and representatives of the KP Civic Block were at the meeting of sheep farmers near the Petropavlovsk Monastery, where met and talked with Bulgarian farmers. Here's what he posted next on his Facebook page:
The “Political garbage”, which is reproduced through the billions stolen from us citizens, has ruined the Bulgarian agriculture, built over years.
State subsidies are not evenly distributed among Bulgarian farmers. How many times will farmers look for the aid that is intended to cover the consequences of the war in Ukraine?!
Some benefit at the expense of many other small and large producers who are not close to the authorities. We import food from third countries. There is also unregulated importation.
Example - statistics show that the number of farm animals in Bulgaria is decreasing progressively. According to data from "Agrostatistics" to the Ministry of Agriculture, as of November last year, the number of sheep was 1,072.8 thousand. A contraction of 2.2% on an annual basis is reported. Farms that raise sheep are also declining. Cow's milk production has seen a drop of over 6% in just one year. No irrigation water is provided for greenhouse producers, for example. We import Ukrainian wheat, at the expense of domestically produced wheat, which is sitting in warehouses.
Some of the examples of how agriculture, which is traditional for Bulgaria, is being destroyed. None of the ministers got away with the protests of animal breeders, winegrowers, and greenhouse producers. And what happens at the end of it all - we poison our children with imported meat, imported fruits and vegetables, imported wheat, at outrageously high prices!
Because we cannot impose a veto on the import of wheat, meat or fruits and vegetables, or because some politician, minister should benefit personally by carrying out someone's order?! It's up to us to stop killing ourselves. Agriculture is the basis of the country's economy!
Let's rebuild our Motherland!