This policy note support for agriculture and rural development (ARD) access to a huge market for Serbian agriculture and European Union (EU). The current framework for agricultural policy and budget support needs to adjust quickly to this challenge. Otherwise, these disparate growth pathways will continue leading to low aggregate growth. This outcome is not inevitable, however, provided that government is willing to implement bold, forward thinking structural reform. Experience from countries that have acceded EU recently suggests that agriculture has prospered most in those that met this challenge. The Government needs to use its pre-accession time wisely and focus on two objectives. First, it needs to recognize the core sector development prioritiesthat will increase Serbia’s agriculture competitiveness, and adjust its policy instruments accordingly. Second, national funds would be best spent on supporting these priorities, while complemented with EU funds. The Government’s efforts will require the intensification of work both in sector policy, and in institutional development. Some of the lessons learned from EU enlargements can be translated into a set of recommendations for Serbia that will assist the sector during the transition to full EU membership. They encompass four broad areas: (1) agricultural policy during the period leading to eventual EU membership; (2) commitmentto the completion of necessary reforms; (3) institutional adjustment and capacity building; and (4) re-thinking the use of limited budgetary resources.
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Date du document
2016/04/01
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Type de document
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Numéro du rapport
105069
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Volume
1
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1
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Date de publication
2016/04/27
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Disclosed
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Titre du rapport
Impact of European Union membership on agriculture and rural development in newly acceded member states - drawing lessons for Serbia : policy note
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Agriculture;candidate countries;food safety;international organization for standardization;fresh fruit and vegetable;information and communication technology;impact of climate change;payment for environment services;access to financial service;agriculture sector;budget support;urban agricultural policy;quality and quantity;investments in agriculture;income from agriculture;irrigation and drainage;farm structure;direct payment;rural development policy;agriculture and forestry;climate change adaptation;terms of policy;functioning market economy;milk cool tank;body of law;change in temperature;rural household income;water management strategy;policy and institution;hectares of land;farm employment opportunities;poor rural household;source of income;land and water;food processing industry;source income;income generation opportunities;capacity of farmer;highly skilled labor;majority of farmer;flood protection infrastructure;large scale irrigation;process of reform;vocational training program;complete secondary education;incentive for farmer;market information system;quality control standards;agricultural technology development;social welfare policy;economies of scale;rural financial system;development of water;sustainable resource management;
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