World Bank2013-04-222013-04-222010-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13238The agricultural season in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH) begins earlier than in most European countries, shipping costs are relatively low, and land and labor prices are more favorable than in other southern European countries. As a result, the country's agriculture sector should be well positioned to compete on the export markets. With 20.6 percent of all employed in BH, agriculture remains an important sector for employment, despite a decline in the working-age population in rural areas. Additionally, it will be important for BH to develop well-functioning land institutions, so that the land market can operate more efficiently and thus enable business development. Finally, BH should integrate climate change adaptation and environmental sustainability into agricultural policies, programs, and investments. To succeed in agriculture, producers and governments will have to adapt, and the way to start is to focus on reducing agriculture's vulnerability to current climate variability.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITAGRICULTURAL AREASAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICSAGRICULTURAL EDUCATIONAGRICULTURAL FACULTIESAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL INPUTAGRICULTURAL INPUT MARKETSAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTAGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTSAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL POLICIESAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL PRACTICEAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCERSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL SCHOOLSAGRICULTURAL SERVICESAGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIESAGRICULTURAL TRADEAGRICULTURAL YIELDSAGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONAGRICULTURE POLICIESANIMAL FEEDANIMAL MANUREANIMAL PRODUCTSANIMAL WELFAREANIMALSAPPLE PRODUCTIONARABLE LANDBEANSBEEFBEERBIODIVERSITYBIOTECHNOLOGYBORDER INSPECTIONBORDER PRICESBUSINESS PLANSBUTTERCARBONCATTLECEREAL PRODUCTIONCLIMATE CHANGECOFFEECOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOTTAGE CHEESECREAMCROPCROP PRODUCTIONCROP YIELDSCROPSDAIRIESDAIRYDAIRY INDUSTRYDAIRY PROCESSORSDAIRY PRODUCTSDAIRY SECTORDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDISEASESDRAINAGEECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMICSECONOMIES OF SCALEEFFECTIVE USEEMISSIONSENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEQUIPMENTEUROPEAN COMMISSIONEXPENDITURESEXTENSIONEXTENSION AGENCYEXTENSION SERVICESFAOFARMERSFARMINGFARMLANDFARMSFERTILIZERSFISHFLOURFOOD CHAINFOOD EXPORTSFOOD IMPORTSFOOD PRICESFOOD PROCESSORSFOOD PRODUCTFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD QUALITYFOOD SAFETYFOOD SAFETY LEGISLATIONFOOD SAFETY REGULATIONSFOOD SAFETY SYSTEMFOODSFORESTRYFRUITFRUITSGREEN BOXHARVESTHAZARDHAZARDSHIGH-VALUE PRODUCTSHYGIENEINCOMESINPUT PRICESINTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENTINTEGRATIONINVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHIRRIGATIONIRRIGATION SYSTEMSLABELINGLABOR COSTSLABOR FORCELABOR PRODUCTIVITYLAMBLAND RESOURCESLAND USELARGE FARMSLEGUMESLIVESTOCKMAIZEMAIZE YIELDSMANUREMANURE MANAGEMENTMANURE PRODUCTIONMARKET DISTORTIONSMARKET PRICESMARKETINGMEATMILKMILK INDUSTRYMILK PRODUCERSMILLSMINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURENATURAL RESOURCE BASENATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNEW TECHNOLOGIESNGOSORGANIC PRODUCEORGANIC PRODUCTIONPACKAGINGPASTURESPEST CONTROLPEST MANAGEMENTPESTICIDESPESTSPLANT GENETIC RESOURCESPLANT HEALTHPLANT PROTECTIONPLANT SPECIESPLANT VARIETIESPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCERSPRODUCTION COSTSPRODUCTION PROCESSESPRODUCTION QUANTITIESPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC SERVICESQUALITY STANDARDSRAW MILKRESOURCE MANAGEMENTRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL POPULATIONSAFETY ISSUESSCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGESEED VARIETIESSEEDLINGSSEEDSSILAGESOIL MANAGEMENTSOYBEANSUPERMARKETSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTOMATOESTRACEABILITYTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRANSACTION COSTSTREESTRITICALEUNEMPLOYMENTUNITED NATIONSUNIVERSITIESVEGETABLE CROPSVEGETABLESVETERINARY SERVICESWAGESWINEWINTER WHEATWorld Bank10.1596/13238