FYR Macedonia : Agriculture Sector Review
Economic progress in Macedonia has been variable and slow during the last 10 years. This slow progress is attributable to the succession of political and economic shocks, and the failure to complete economic reform. Agriculture is an important sect...
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okr-10986-152932021-04-23T14:03:15Z FYR Macedonia : Agriculture Sector Review Jaisaard, Rapeepun Christensen, Garry Smith, Garry Gue, David Nacev, Aleksandar AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SERVICES AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HEALTH BREEDING BRUCELLOSIS BUDGETARY SUPPORT BUSINESS PLANS CAPACITY BUILDING CATTLE COMMODITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMERS COOPERATIVES CROP YIELDS CROPS CULTIVABLE LAND DAIRY INDUSTRY DEBT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIES OF SCOPE EMPLOYMENT EQUIPMENT EXPORTS EXTENSION EXTERNALITIES FARMERS FARMING FARMING SYSTEMS FARMS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISH FOOD PRODUCTS FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTRY FORESTS FREE TRADE GDP GENETICS HORTICULTURE IMPORTS INCOME INCOMES INHERITANCE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IRRIGATION LABOR FORCE LABORATORIES LAMB LAND PRODUCTIVITY LANDS LEGISLATION LIBERALIZATION LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL POLICY TRADE FARMS IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE MARKETING MACROECONOMICS REFORMS TRADE AGREEMENTS TRENDS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS FARMING SYSTEMS PRODUCE MARKETS WOMEN EMPLOYMENT MARKET ECONOMY PRODUCTION DONORS PRIVATIZATION GOVERNANCE SEEDS FOOD PROCESSING REFORM POLICY POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS FORESTRY LIVESTOCK HORTICULTURE FORESTRY COOPERATIVES Economic progress in Macedonia has been variable and slow during the last 10 years. This slow progress is attributable to the succession of political and economic shocks, and the failure to complete economic reform. Agriculture is an important sector in the Macedonia economy, with production and processing contributing around 18% of GDP. As a small economy with a structural deficit in most food commodities, agricultural trade is essential for Macedonia. Current agricultural trade policy, however, constrains agricultural trade. Most Macedonian imports are covered by free trade agreements under the Stabilization and Association Agreement and with regional trading partners. Direct support for agriculture derives from the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy, and the activities of the State Office for Commodity Reserves (SOCR). Budget support is minimal due to the severe current fiscal restrictions. Most support comes from SOCR, through its purchases of wheat and tobacco to maintain official floor prices. Macedonia has 1.28 million ha of agricultural land, about half cultivable and half pastures. All socially owned land was nationalized in 1993. Existing irrigation schemes have been reduced from 40% to 13%. The state of the country's irrigation system is poor and crop damage during the variable summer dry period is prevalent. Produce quality suffers from lack of needed infrastructure supporting post-harvest treatment and packing. The priority areas for agriculture, the expansion of production, and increase in productivity, require that resources be available to efficient private producers, including efficient small ones, and a processing and marketing chain, so that they can expand in areas where they are competitive. This will require a comprehensive restructuring of government policies and support. 2013-08-22T20:04:30Z 2013-08-22T20:04:30Z 2002-10-30 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2275000/macedonia-agriculture-sector-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15293 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Europe and Central Asia Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of North Macedonia (Formerly the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) |
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AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SERVICES AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HEALTH BREEDING BRUCELLOSIS BUDGETARY SUPPORT BUSINESS PLANS CAPACITY BUILDING CATTLE COMMODITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMERS COOPERATIVES CROP YIELDS CROPS CULTIVABLE LAND DAIRY INDUSTRY DEBT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIES OF SCOPE EMPLOYMENT EQUIPMENT EXPORTS EXTENSION EXTERNALITIES FARMERS FARMING FARMING SYSTEMS FARMS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISH FOOD PRODUCTS FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTRY FORESTS FREE TRADE GDP GENETICS HORTICULTURE IMPORTS INCOME INCOMES INHERITANCE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IRRIGATION LABOR FORCE LABORATORIES LAMB LAND PRODUCTIVITY LANDS LEGISLATION LIBERALIZATION LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL POLICY TRADE FARMS IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE MARKETING MACROECONOMICS REFORMS TRADE AGREEMENTS TRENDS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS FARMING SYSTEMS PRODUCE MARKETS WOMEN EMPLOYMENT MARKET ECONOMY PRODUCTION DONORS PRIVATIZATION GOVERNANCE SEEDS FOOD PROCESSING REFORM POLICY POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS FORESTRY LIVESTOCK HORTICULTURE FORESTRY COOPERATIVES |
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AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SERVICES AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HEALTH BREEDING BRUCELLOSIS BUDGETARY SUPPORT BUSINESS PLANS CAPACITY BUILDING CATTLE COMMODITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMERS COOPERATIVES CROP YIELDS CROPS CULTIVABLE LAND DAIRY INDUSTRY DEBT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIES OF SCOPE EMPLOYMENT EQUIPMENT EXPORTS EXTENSION EXTERNALITIES FARMERS FARMING FARMING SYSTEMS FARMS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISH FOOD PRODUCTS FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTRY FORESTS FREE TRADE GDP GENETICS HORTICULTURE IMPORTS INCOME INCOMES INHERITANCE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IRRIGATION LABOR FORCE LABORATORIES LAMB LAND PRODUCTIVITY LANDS LEGISLATION LIBERALIZATION LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL POLICY TRADE FARMS IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE MARKETING MACROECONOMICS REFORMS TRADE AGREEMENTS TRENDS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS FARMING SYSTEMS PRODUCE MARKETS WOMEN EMPLOYMENT MARKET ECONOMY PRODUCTION DONORS PRIVATIZATION GOVERNANCE SEEDS FOOD PROCESSING REFORM POLICY POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS FORESTRY LIVESTOCK HORTICULTURE FORESTRY COOPERATIVES Jaisaard, Rapeepun Christensen, Garry Smith, Garry Gue, David Nacev, Aleksandar FYR Macedonia : Agriculture Sector Review |
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Europe and Central Asia Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of North Macedonia (Formerly the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) |
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Economic progress in Macedonia has been
variable and slow during the last 10 years. This slow
progress is attributable to the succession of political and
economic shocks, and the failure to complete economic
reform. Agriculture is an important sector in the Macedonia
economy, with production and processing contributing around
18% of GDP. As a small economy with a structural deficit in
most food commodities, agricultural trade is essential for
Macedonia. Current agricultural trade policy, however,
constrains agricultural trade. Most Macedonian imports are
covered by free trade agreements under the Stabilization and
Association Agreement and with regional trading partners.
Direct support for agriculture derives from the budget of
the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy, and
the activities of the State Office for Commodity Reserves
(SOCR). Budget support is minimal due to the severe current
fiscal restrictions. Most support comes from SOCR, through
its purchases of wheat and tobacco to maintain official
floor prices. Macedonia has 1.28 million ha of agricultural
land, about half cultivable and half pastures. All socially
owned land was nationalized in 1993. Existing irrigation
schemes have been reduced from 40% to 13%. The state of the
country's irrigation system is poor and crop damage
during the variable summer dry period is prevalent. Produce
quality suffers from lack of needed infrastructure
supporting post-harvest treatment and packing. The priority
areas for agriculture, the expansion of production, and
increase in productivity, require that resources be
available to efficient private producers, including
efficient small ones, and a processing and marketing chain,
so that they can expand in areas where they are competitive.
This will require a comprehensive restructuring of
government policies and support. |
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Jaisaard, Rapeepun Christensen, Garry Smith, Garry Gue, David Nacev, Aleksandar |
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Jaisaard, Rapeepun Christensen, Garry Smith, Garry Gue, David Nacev, Aleksandar |
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Jaisaard, Rapeepun |
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FYR Macedonia : Agriculture Sector Review |
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FYR Macedonia : Agriculture Sector Review |
| title_full |
FYR Macedonia : Agriculture Sector Review |
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FYR Macedonia : Agriculture Sector Review |
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FYR Macedonia : Agriculture Sector Review |
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fyr macedonia : agriculture sector review |
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Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2275000/macedonia-agriculture-sector-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15293 |
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