SFA: 45 Million BGN for Viticulture, Winemaking, and Apiculture in 2025

The State Fund "Agriculture" (SFA) announced the successful completion of the 2025 financial year for interventions in the strategically important sectors of "Viticulture" and "Beekeeping". The fund reported that the total funds disbursed in the two areas exceed 45 million leva, reaching a specific amount of 45,638,155 leva.

According to the Strategic Plan for the Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas, covering the period from 2023 to 2027, the deadline for payments for interventions in the key sectors of beekeeping and viticulture is fixed on October 15th. This is emphasized by the SFA.

Beekeeping

In the beekeeping sector, for the 2025 financial year, over 6 million leva have been transferred, namely 6,236,958 leva. This has been realized through the processing of a total of 1450 applications submitted. The distribution of funds for specific interventions reflects the priorities of the sector.

• For the fight against aggressors and diseases in the hive, with an emphasis on varroatosis, 768,372 leva have been allocated.
• The renewal of beehives, including activities for bee breeding, have been supported with 2,069,252 leva.
• The rationalization of mobile beekeeping has been financed with 216,024 leva.
• Investments in tangible and intangible assets receive 1,587,474 leva.
• Support for laboratories conducting analyses of bee products, as well as for overcoming bee losses and the decline in productivity, including actions against potentially toxic substances, has been financed with 50,041 leva.
• Activities for the preservation and increase of the number of beehives in the country, including breeding, have been supported with 1,526,204 leva.
• For promotion, communication and marketing, including market monitoring activities and raising consumer awareness of the quality of bee products, 19,591 leva have been set aside.

Viticulture Sector

In the viticulture sector, during the financial year, 234 applications for advance and final payments under contracts have been processed and paid. The total amount of funds disbursed reaches 39,401,197 leva. The distribution of funds for interventions reflects the strategic orientation of the sector.

• The restructuring and conversion of vineyards have been financed with 20,213,288 leva.
• Investments in the viticulture sector have been supported with 14,560,690 leva.
• Investments in environmental facilities have received 4,221,860 leva.
• Crop insurance has been financed with 386,475 leva, and information in the member states has been supported with 18,885 leva.

In addition, BTA recalls that from October 15th to November 15th, 2025, applications for the intervention "Restructuring and conversion of vineyards" will be accepted in accordance with the Strategic Plan for the Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas for the period 2023 - 2027. The budget provided for this intervention amounts to 14,611,583.30 leva (7,470,783.91 euros) for the 2026 financial year and 19,289,166.49 leva (9,862,394.22 euros) for the 2027 financial year.