Publication: Green Growth in North Macedonia‘s Agriculture Sector
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2023-03-23
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2023-03-23
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This report focuses on the agri-food sector in North Macedonia and investigates the potential and necessary actions for adopting a green growth trajectory. Agri-food is a key sector in need of transformation to achieve green growth in the country. The sector has great economic importance, and it is vulnerable to climate change and other environmental risks, which will compound current sector inefficiencies, including declining competitiveness. This report aims to assess: (i) the actions needed to re-focus agricultural support priorities in a manner that reflects green growth ambitions; (ii) policy financing implications; and (iii) the availability and capacity of effective policy implementation mechanisms. Finally, the potential impacts of greening agriculture support on farm efficiency are assessed and discussed.
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“World Bank. 2023. Green Growth in North Macedonia‘s Agriculture Sector. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/39583 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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