LACK OF LABOUR RESOURCES - ONE OF THE RESTRAINING FACTORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC FARMING IN BULGARIA

摘要

High labour intensity is a specific feature of organic farming. There are extremely responsible activities that require great precision and an algorithm of performance that is only possible for highly skilled organic workers. The paper presents data directly collected for 2016-2018 financial years and then analysed in detail. An important role for increasing the economic efficiency of organic production of agricultural produce and for ensuring normal conditions of reproduction is to establish the correct proportions between the growth rates of labour productivity and wages. The survey has found that a major problem for the organisation and management of farm labour resources and organic farms in general is the lack of agricultural literacy and education among organic farmers. There is a lack of manpower; an ageing trend; poor motivation to work in the sector; low educational and qualification level of farm labour resources in the individual municipalities of the region. The share of organic farmers and permanent/seasonal work force with primary education is highest. The study shows that all these are significant deterrents to organic farming current condition and its future development.