Publication: Sector Diagnostic and Analysis of Public Spending in Agriculture and Rural Development
Date
2019-05-01
ISSN
Published
2019-05-01
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The purpose of this diagnostic report is
to establish an analytical basis for defining strategic
priorities in agriculture and rural development in Croatia,
as the country prepares its National Agriculture and Rural
Development Strategy and formulates its Strategic Plan for
the European Union’s (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
for the next programming period (2021-2027). The diagnostic
report assesses country-specific strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats (challenges) in the context of the
macro-trends and issues affecting Croatian agriculture
today, the ongoing EU CAP reform process, and broader
national development directions. This diagnostic report is
based on a series of background documents prepared by the
World Bank as key inputs. Both advanced economic analysis
and qualitative assessments were carried out as part of an
evidence-based process for sector strategy development and
policy guidance. Specifically, the analysis focuses on a
range of strategic themes related to agriculture and rural
development in Croatia, including (i) Croatian agricultural
policy and the current CAP; (ii) the efficiency,
effectiveness, and equity of current public spending on
agriculture and rural development; (iii) the subsidy
intensity of income for different farm types, (iv) backward
and forward economic linkages of the agriculture and food
processing sectors; (v) economy-wide impacts of agriculture
and rural development support measures; (vi) agriculture
finance and risk management solutions; (vii) the
agricultural knowledge and innovation system (AKIS); (viii)
food safety, sanitary and phytosanitary (FS&SPS)
policies; (ix) trade and strategic market segmentation; (x)
agroecological and climate aspects; and (xi) the development
of sustainable and circular bio-economies in Croatia. In
addition, this report brings forward some key elements of an
in-depth sectoral review and policy analysis carried out as
an input to the ongoing formulation of Croatia’s broader
National Development Strategy (NDS).
Citation
“World Bank. 2019. Sector Diagnostic and Analysis of Public Spending in Agriculture and Rural Development. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32304 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”