Abstract

In the article opportunities and challenges are examined faced by Bulgarian agriculture after the integration into the EU, related to the general membership conditions and the expected CAP development; on this ground conclusions are made for the agricultural country policy in the period immediately before and after the membership date. Long-term and middle-term aspects of agricultural development are examined in view of the globalization processes of the world economy, prognostics for the demand for food products for a 30-years period and the European model of agriculture in construction.