Central

The central government is responsible for:

• The overall legislation (in accordance with the EU law)
• Assistance to farmers through economic, structural and organisational measures, scientific and information services, consulting, and by increasing farmers' qualifications.
• Management of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
• Oversight of the Rural Development Programme.
• Co-ordination of projects under EAFRD and RDP programmes and proposals made from regional and local government units.
• Monitoring frameworks for Agricultural projects.
• Strategies and evaluations.

Regional

District authorities are responsible for:

• The cadastre of the land (incl. competencies to decide upon the restitution of land) at the oblast level
• Devising and implementing projects under calls for proposals in accordance with the Rural Development Programme to sustain and develop the agricultural sector in their areas of responsibility.

Local ​

 Municipal authorities are responsible for:

• The municipal cadastre and possibility to modify the land 'purpose' (its general and specific usage);
• Devising and implementing projects under calls for proposals in accordance with the Rural Development Programme to sustain and develop the agricultural sector in their areas of responsibility.
• Municipal Agriculture Offices are territorial units of the Regional Directorates “Agriculture" which are responsible for:

• Conducting the state policy of agrarian territory;
• Recovering ownership of lands and forests, and
• Maintaining and updating plans for land division and other materials and data, obtained by applying the law.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry

Regional Directorates “Agriculture” are specialised territorial administration of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. They are legal entities and subordinate executors with the budgetary credits

Sources

Agricultural Land Act (BG), last amended 2.08.2019

Husbandary Act (BG), last amended 14.02.2020​