Comparison of the role of agriculture, the farm structure and productivity in some EU countries

А. SIMOVA

Abstract: The article aims at analyzing and comparing the values of some of the main economic indicators of the development of agriculture in four countries in the EU. The choice of Bulgaria,Hungary and Greece is based on the similar size of their territory and population, the utilized agricultural area and production structure. France, on the other hand, is one of the largest and most developedagricultural countries in the Union with similar natural conditions for plant-growing and animal breeding. The research shows that Bulgaria is still well behind of the other three countries from the point of view of productivity, animal performance and crop yields in spite of the comparatively high growth rate of agricultural production and farm restructuring.

Keywords: area structure of farms; labor productivity; semi-subsistence farms; Utilized agricultural; yields and productivity

Date published: 2018-04-03