World Bank2014-01-282014-01-282013-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16627The report is structured to allow readers familiar with Macedonia s agriculture sector to quickly grasp the essentials needed to improve the sector, as well as to inform a general audience on how to address the challenges of a modern European Union (EU)-aspiring state. Chapter two provides an in-depth analysis of the sectoral background, illustrating the main characteristics and challenges of Macedonia s agriculture sector. The illustration takes an integrated approach to the sector, covering a vast range of inter-related topics including the prominence of the sector not only in terms of its economic and social contribution but also its implications for trade, the urban-rural poverty gap and shared prosperity, farm structure, climate adaptation, and capacity building. Chapter three draws on lessons from the European Union (EU) and provides a framework to analyze Macedonia s agricultural support programs. Further, the chapter provides a primer on the EU s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and its measures to support agriculture. Chapter four presents concise empirical evidence of the coverage and institutional capacity of the agricultural programs in Macedonia under both pillar one and pillar two measures. Chapter five then builds on the primary diagnostic set out in the previous chapters and critically examines the alignment of Macedonia s agricultural programs with the government s stated objectives of poverty reduction, competitiveness, and sustainable development. The results are at best mixed, suggesting substantial pathways for scaling up and exploiting untapped opportunities. Finally, chapter six synthesizes the overall evidence and presents policy implications and recommendations.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITADMINISTRATIVE COSTSADVERSE EFFECTADVERSE IMPACTADVERSE IMPACTSAGRIBUSINESSAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL CENSUSAGRICULTURAL CREDITAGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISESAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTSAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL MARKETAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL PROGRAMSAGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIESAGRICULTURAL SUPPORTAGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE POLICYAGRICULTURE RESEARCHALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCYANIMAL PRODUCTSANIMAL WELFAREAPPLIED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHARABLE CROPSARABLE LANDAVERAGE YIELDBANK LENDINGBANK LOANSBEEFBREEDINGBUSINESS PLANSCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL MARKETSCATTLECEREAL YIELDSCEREALSCLIMATE CHANGECOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMERCIAL FARMSCOMMODITIESCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGESCOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMER PREFERENCESCONSUMER PROTECTIONCONSUMERSCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSESCROPCROP PRODUCTIONCROP YIELDSCROPSDEVELOPMENT POLICYDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDISPOSABLE INCOMEDISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITSDISTRIBUTION OF LANDDISTRIBUTIONAL OUTCOMESDRAINAGEECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC EFFECTSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OUTCOMESECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC SIZEECONOMIES OF SCALEEMPIRICAL EVIDENCEEMPIRICAL STUDIESENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTSEUROPEAN COMMISSIONEXPORT GROWTHEXPORTSEXTENSIONFARM DECISIONSFARM EMPLOYMENTFARM HOUSEHOLDSFARM INCOMEFARM INCOMESFARM OUTPUTFARM SIZEFARM STRUCTURESFARM-GATEFARMERSFARMINGFARMING SYSTEMSFARMLANDFARMSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFISHERIESFOOD EXPENDITURESFOOD IMPORTSFOOD PRICEFOOD PRICESFOOD PROCESSINGFOOD PRODUCTFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD QUALITYFOOD SAFETYFORESTRYFREE TRADEFRUITSGDPGOATSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH INSURANCEHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHOUSEHOLD INCOMEINCIDENCE ANALYSISINCOME REDISTRIBUTIONINCOME SUPPORTINCOMESINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTSINHERITANCEINPUT USEINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINTEGRATIONINTERNATIONAL TRADEIRRIGATIONIRRIGATION SYSTEMSLABOR FORCELAND OWNERSHIPLAND SIZELANDHOLDING SIZELANDHOLDINGSLANDOWNERLARGE FARMSLIVELIHOODSLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONMARKET DISTORTIONSMARKET FAILURESMARKET PRICESMARKETINGMILKMILK PRODUCERSNATURAL RESOURCESOPEN ECONOMYORCHARDSORGANIC FARMINGORGANIC PRODUCTIONPASTURESPOLICY MAKERSPOORPOOR FARMERSPOOR PEOPLEPORKPOSITIVE EFFECTSPOULTRYPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY ANALYSISPOVERTY GAPPOVERTY HEADCOUNT INDEXPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY MITIGATIONPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRESENT VALUEPRICE INCREASESPRIVATE CONSUMPTIONPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTION COSTSPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC GOODSPURCHASING POWERQUALITY STANDARDSRAW MATERIALSRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRURALRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL LIVELIHOODSRURAL PEOPLERURAL POPULATIONRURAL POVERTYRURAL RESIDENTSSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSEEDSSHEEPSMALL FARMSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL IMPACTSSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTSUBSISTENCE FARMERSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTARGETINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITYTRADE BALANCETRADE BARRIERSTRADE BLOCSTRADE DEFICITTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRADE POLICYTRADE REFORMSUNEMPLOYMENTUNITED NATIONSURBAN POVERTYURUGUAY ROUNDVALUATIONVEGETABLESWEALTHWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOWorld Bank10.1596/16627