Balgarianovinite.com Ivan Hristanov said the government would take all possible steps to stabilize key structures in the agricultural sector during a meeting with trade union organizations at the Agriculture and Food Ministry, the ministry said in a press release on Monday.
Hristanov said that the ministry’s team was actively analyzing the condition of the country’s hail suppression system, state forestry enterprises and the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, with the aim of proposing concrete solutions as quickly as possible. He said that everything possible within existing limitations would be done, including measures through Council of Ministers decrees, adding that he did not believe employees should have to work for low pay.
According to the Minister, low salaries and the perception of work in state institutions as seasonal employment make it difficult to attract specialists and researchers. Regarding the state forestry enterprises, he pointed to their difficult financial situation and the need for recovery plans. He added that he had already requested an analysis of cash flow data and planned to hold additional meetings with the enterprises’ directors.
Hristanov also highlighted staffing problems at the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, where more than 900 positions have been replaced, creating challenges for effective work and eroding public trust. He said a detailed analysis of the situation would be completed by the end of the week and pledged stronger preventive action against diseases such as sheep and goat pox.
The Minister further commented on uneven funding for state enterprises and imbalances in oversight activities at the Executive Forest Agency, stressing that dialogue with industry representatives would continue and that the ministry remained open to proposals.
Trade unions, for their part, drew attention to low wages, the heavy workload of employees and the need to restore the Sectoral Council for Social Cooperation at the Agriculture Ministry, highlighting the responsible work carried out by staff under risky conditions, the ministry said.
At the end of February, Hristanov said he would work to restore trust in the Agriculture and Food Ministry. At the time, he said that the long-term goal was for the ministry to become an institution with “unprecedentedly high public trust” within three months, free from suspicions of corrupt practices. Caretaker Agriculture Minister Pledges Action to Stabilize Key Structures in Agrarian Sector 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-09 17:07:51 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law