The agricultural sector is a cornerstone of social and economic life in the Western Balkan (WB) countries. However, it faces challenges of slow productivity growth, limited access to assets, and vulnerability to external shocks like climate change. Agricultural policies are crucial to enhance...

Accession to the European Union (EU) is undoubtedly a political goal for the Western Balkan (WB) countries, even though these countries are at different stages of integration with the EU. The adaptation and the modernisation of agriculture play important roles in this process and they are...

Accession to the European Union (EU) is undoubtedly a political goal for the Western Balkan (WB) countries, even though these countries are at different stages of integration with the EU. The adaptation and the modernisation of agriculture play important roles in this process and they are...

The main objectives of the report are to monitor and evaluate the current agricultural policy instruments in the Western Balkan (WB) countries and to compare them with the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The report covers three main aspects in relation to its aims and objectives: 1. It...

The project "Comparative analysis of agricultural sectors and rural areas in the pre-accession countries: Agricultural policy developments, situation of the agri-food sector and economic context" is financed by Directorate-General Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission and...

This report provides an analysis of agricultural policy developments and the EU approximation process in the Western Balkan area. Quantitative analysis of agricultural policy developments was performed using data on budgetary support for agriculture, systematised according to the Agricultural...

The aim of this report is to analyse recent agricultural policy developments in the countries/territories of the Western Balkans (WBs) and Turkey and their state of harmonisation with the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the EU. The report provides both comparative cross-country analyses and...