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The Provision of Public Goods Through Agriculture and Forestry in South Central Region in Bulgaria

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  • Dimitre Nikolov

    (Institute of Agricultural Economics, Sofia, Bulgaria)

  • Ivan Boevsky

    (Institute of Agricultural Economics, Sofia, Bulgaria)

  • Peter Borisov

    (Agricultural University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria)

  • Teodor Radev

    (Agricultural University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria)

Abstract

The main result of agriculture is the production of raw materials for processing industry and food but it also forms public goods as a secondary effect. The most important public goods which are linked to agriculture are: agricultural landscapes, biodiversity, water availability and water quality, soil functionality, climate change, air quality, resilience to flooding, fires and erosion, vitality of territory, food security. The aim of the study is to identify the main public goods in the region and trends in their developments. The most important public goods in the region are: Climate change mitigation, Water Quality, Air Quality, Rural vitality. The public goods Landscape, Food Security and Pollination is increasing in the region. Air Quality, Water Quality, Water availability are stable. But most of the identified public goods: Climate change mitigation; Soil Conservation and soil functionality; Rural vitality; Biodiversity; Resilience to Flooding; Resilience to Fire is under decline. Another main point from discussion on public goods is that the concept of public goods is not popular and almost all stakeholders are unaware of it.

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  • Dimitre Nikolov & Ivan Boevsky & Peter Borisov & Teodor Radev, 2016. "The Provision of Public Goods Through Agriculture and Forestry in South Central Region in Bulgaria," International Conference on Competitiveness of Agro-food and Environmental Economy Proceedings, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, vol. 5, pages 23-34.
    • Handle: RePEc:aes:icafee:v:5:y:2016:p:23-34
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