Structural change requirements in the Bulgarian dairy sector aiming at higher competitiveness within the EU [Elektronische Ressource] / presented by Zlatan Vassilev

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• Publié par: universitat_hohenheim
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2008
• Nombre de lectures: 26
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE


Institute for Farm management
University of Hohenheim

Field: Computer Applications and Business Management in Agriculture
Prof. Dr. Reiner Doluschitz


STRUCTURAL CHANGE REQUIREMENTS IN THE BULGARIAN DAIRY
SECTOR AIMING AT HIGHER COMPETITIVENESS WITHIN THE EU

Dissertation
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Doktor der Agrarwissenschaften
(Dr.sc.agr./Ph.D. in Agriculture Sciences)


to the
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

Presented by
Zlatan Vassilev
from Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria



Stuttgart-Hohenheim
2008




























This thesis was accepted as doctoral dissertation in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree
“Doktor der Agrarwissenschaften” by the Faculty Agricultural Sciences at University of
thHohenheim on 13 of October 2008.


Date of oral examination:


Examination Committee
Supervisor and Review, First Examiner Prof. Dr. R. Doluschitz
Co-Reviewer, Second Examiner Prof. Dr. M. Zeller
Third Examiner Prof. Dr. F. Heidhues
Vice-Dean and Head of the Committee W. Bessei

Acknowledgements

I am deeply grateful to Prof. Dr. Reiner Doluschitz who supports my idea, helped to shape it into a
research concept and recommend me for financial support for its realization. Far more than being
the supervisor of this dissertation, he was take care for almost everything that could be issue for a
foreign student at all. I have benefited greatly from his support, demands and perceptive advice.

It would never have become reality without the help, suggestions cooperation from Dr. Hemme and
International Farm Comparison Network with all the colleagues from the IFCN dairy team in Kiel,
thank you very much my friends.

I thank Prof. Dr. Zeller for his very kind and useful support during the last year of my research and
for accepting the co-supervisor position for my dissertation. He and all the colleagues from the
Institute for Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics at
Hohenheim helped me to extend my international contacts consequently my general knowledge.

I must also thank Prof. Dr. F. Heidhues for his generous support for my conference activities as well
as for the privilege to serving on the examination board.

I owe a great deal to colleagues from the Institute of Farm Management who have helped extend
my understanding of Germany and its people through their own research, comments and questions I
especially appreciate the help of Dr. Huber, Dr. Morath and of course Pamela (Bansbach) Lavèn.

I want to express my gratitude to my family, and especially to my wife who has continuously
encouraged and supported me. Therefore I dedicate this work to my wife and of course to my son
whose smiles give me strength and happiness.

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Table of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................................I 
LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................................................... III FIGURES ......................................................................................................................................................... V 
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................................................... VII 
1  INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................... 1 
1.1  GENERAL BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................................... 1 
1.2  MAJOR PROBLEMS OF THE BULGARIAN DAIRY SECTOR INCLUDE: ......................................................................... 4 
1.3  OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY..... 6 
1.4  SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS........ 7 
1.5  METHODOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF THE THESIS .................................................................................................. 8 
2  STRUCTURE AND CURRENT SITUATION OF THE STUDY AREA ........................................................ 11 
2.1. FARM STRUCTURE AND FARM SIZE ......................................................................................................................... 11 
2.1.1.  DEFINITIONS..................... 11 
2.1.2.  FACTORS AND LINKAGES DETERMINING DAIRY FARM SIZE – CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ............................... 14 
2.1.2.1. Family factors ............................................................................................................................................ 15 
2.1.2.2. Physical ..................................................................................................... 
2.1.2.3. Socio-economic factors .............................................................................................................................. 16 
2.1.2.4. Policy and institutional environment.......................................................................................................... 16 
2.1.3.  SMALL SCALE SUBSISTENCE FARMS ................................................................................................................ 19 
2.1.3.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 19 
2.1.3.2. Definition of subsistence agriculture ......................................................................................................... 20 
2.1.3.3. Subsistent farming and Efficiency .............................................................................................................. 23 
2.1.3.4. Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................. 24 
2.2. CURRENT SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTS IN BULGARIA .................................................................................... 24 
2.2.1.  GROSS VALUE ADDED BY ECONOMIC SECTORS ............................................................................................. 27 
2.2.2.  FOREIGN TRADE ............................................................................................................................................. 28 
2.2.3.  INVESTMENTS................... 30 
2.2.4.  HUMAN CAPITAL.............. 32 
2.2.5.  EU ACCESSION NEGOTIATION ......................................................................................................................... 34 
2.2.5.1. General development .................................................................................................................................. 34 
2.2.5.2. Chapter Agriculture of the accession agreement ....................................................................................... 35 
2.2.6.  CONCLUSIONS.................. 37 
2.3 POLICIES FOR FARM STRUCTURES AND SUSTAINABILITY ......................................................................................... 38 
2.3.1.  SPECIAL ACCESSION PROGRAM FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ........................................ 38 
2.3.2.  STATE FUND AGRICULTURE ........................................................................................................................... 40 
2.3.3.  OTHER INSTRUMENTS....... 42 
2.3.4.  REGIONAL DIMENSIONS.... 42 
2.3.5.  EXPECTED CONSEQUENCES OF CAP IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................. 44 
3  DATA AVAILABILITY AND METHODOLOGY OF THE ANALYSIS ...................................................... 47 
3.1  THESIS METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................................... 47 
3.1.1.  RESEARCH QUESTION....... 47 
3.1.2.  METHODOLOGY................ 47 
3.1.3.  HYPOTHESES TO TEST...... 48 
3.2  IFCN METHOD AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE MODEL TIPICAL ........................................................................ 48 
3.2.1.  SETTING UP A ‘TYPICAL’ FARM ....................................................................................................................... 49 
3.2.1.1. Classifying the typical farms ...................................................................................................................... 49 
3.2.1.2. Selecting a ‘typical’ farm ........................................................................................................................... 49 
3.2.1.3. Data collection and validation ......................................