site.btaCotton Expert: Bulgaria Offers Good Conditions for Growing Cotton, Decent Livelihood to Farmers

In Europe, only two countries grow cotton on large areas - Spain and Greece. Cotton fibre is scarce in the European Union, which is why the EU subsidises cotton cultivation. Only four countries - Greece, Spain, Portugal and Bulgaria - have the conditions to grow cotton. Considering that of the current EU member states, only Greece and Spain produce cotton, Bulgaria could take a certain position in this sector.