Dairy Value Chain Management in Bulgaria

Abstract

The dairy sector is among the most fundamentally affected by post-communist transition and EU integration of Bulgaria. This paper presents the dairy chain management in the country at current present stage of development. First, it analyses the state and forms of dairy value chain management identifying the dominant and prospective models of dairy chain management. Second, it outlines the features, factors and efficiency of a new business model of dairy farms inclusion in supply chain.

Keywords: value chain management; market, private and public governance, dairy sector, Bulgaria

JEL Classification: Q13, Q18, O13, O17, D21, D23, L14, L22, L66, L11, L16, L23, M31