BULGARIA’S MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE: OUT OF 220 WILDFIRES, ONLY 4 WERE CAUSED BY NATURE

Almost all wildfires which broke out in the recent months were caused by human negligence. Out of 220 wildfires incidents across Bulgaria, only 4 were caused by nature, said Bulgaria’s Minister of Agriculture, Dessislava Taneva, in an interview for the BNT morning programme on 13th of August.

Most frequently, stubble burning practices cause wildfires. Thousands of decares of forests have burnt since the beginning of the summer in various parts of Bulgaria.

Reforestation costs approximately 1,000 BGN per decare, while the extinguishing of forest fires costs 60,000 BGN, the Minister commented.

Warning of an increased risk of wildfires in parts of Bulgaria on 13th of August were issued for the regions of Vidin, Pleven, Veliko Turnovo, Shumen, Bourgas, Yambol and Haskovo.

She also commented that after the new cases of brucellosis and anthrax, the Ministry of Agriculture considered to introduce stricter sanctions to people who did not cooperate for the eradication of the contagious diseases and ignored the warnings for sale of meat and milk derived from animals at risk of being infected.

Other measures would include certain requirements and conditions regarding the provision of aids for livestock production. The idea is to provide funding to the farmers only if all the animals have passports showing vaccinations against diseases.

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