The sustainable development has become a major topic not only for the economic science but in the economic policy development. There is a substantial literature dedicated to analyzing the different aspects of sustainability -economic, social and/or ecological. Agriculture has been recognized as one of the economic fields that has multidimensional impact not only on the incomes and well-being of the employed, but also on the rural population as a whole and the environment. This article presents a holistic approach for assessing agrarian sustainability in Bulgaria based on its economic, social and ecological aspects on sectoral macro-level. It is based on official statistical and other information as well as on expert evaluation. Our study has found that the Bulgarian agriculture on macro-level has good sustainability. Some of the sustainability aspects have higher levels (e.g. the economic aspect) while others (social and environmental) are inferior. Study results could help in focusing the political efforts, so that the agrarian sustainability, in its social and ecological aspect, could be increased. However a further research is needed to evaluate the level of sustainability at micro-level, so that the major issues and problem areas are addressed accordingly.

The paper is devoted to comprehensive study of the resource potential of agricultural enterprises as one of the factors for sustainable development of the region. Systemic changes in modern society require new approaches to understanding the concept of 'resource potential'. Informatization of society and digitalization of agriculture imply new attitudes and views on the use of resource support for agricultural enterprises. Based on the analysis of approaches to the concept of 'resource potential' available in domestic and foreign science, the authors understand the potential of an agricultural enterprise as a set of material, energy, information and labor resources. The study aims to investigate the structure of the resource potential of agricultural enterprises in postindustrial society and to identify factors that ensure the effectiveness of its use. The methodological basis of the study was the principle of interdisciplinarity and consistency, which allowed us to treat the phenomena studied from different angles, as a whole that consists of interrelated components. The authors consider the resource potential of the region to be a synthetic indicator: each individual resource does not evaluate the enterprise activities. The authors highlight that competent management of the available resources by the enterprise is the key to its successful functioning, and its personnel is the core of the resource potential of any enterprise.

This article presents a holistic approach for assessing agrarian sustainability in Bulgaria based on its economic, social and ecological aspects on sectoral macrolevel. It is based on official statistical and other information as well as on expert evaluation. Our study has found that the Bulgarian agriculture on macro-level has good sustainability. Some of the sustainability aspects have higher levels (e.g. the economic aspect) while others (social and environmental) are inferior. Study results could help in focusing the political efforts, so that the agrarian sustainability, in its social and ecological aspect, could be increased. However, a further research is needed to evaluate the level of sustainability at micro-level, so that the major issues and problem areas are addressed accordingly.