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Bulgarian agriculture has undergone massive adjustments as a result of political and economic reforms introduced since 1989. The design of the reform measures is strongly influenced by the general political and ideological debate. The most important elements of the reforms affecting Bulgarian agriculture are land restitution and liquidation of the state farm cooperatives; price and trade liberalization; support policies targeted at problems of transition; and privatization throughout the food chain. Immediately following the implementation of these reforms, agricultural output dropped. In 1991 and 1992 the agricultural sector was actually taxed. New and well reasoned policies are needed to enhance agricultural productivity.
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Davidova, S., Buckwell, A. (1994). Agricultural Reform. In: Schmitz, A., Moulton, K., Buckwell, A., Davidova, S. (eds) Privatization of Agriculture in New Market Economies: Lessons from Bulgaria. Natural Resource Management and Policy, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1388-5_1
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