Reforms in the Lithuanian food and agriculture sector started rather early, parallel with the struggle for independence. The country initiated a transition program in the food and agriculture sector to...
This paper provides a brief overview of agricultural economies in the ECA region between 1999 and 2005. According to our analysis, countries belonging to the advanced reformer group (total reform score...
Policymakers in Romania will need to make a series of important decisions in order to prepare the country for accession to the European Union and adoption of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in...
The agrarian economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) continue to undergo systemic change and transformation. The Bank has been supporting this process...
Policymakers in Romania will need to make a series of important decisions in order to prepare the country for accession to the European Union and adoption of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in...
This paper provides a brief overview of agricultural economies in the ECA region between 1999-2003. It updates the information presented in the World Bank Discussion Paper no. 3871, ECSSD Working Paper...
This report builds on the consensus developed at the August 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development. It draws on the effort to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. And it...
This paper provides a brief overview of agricultural economies in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region between 1999 and 2002. It updates the information presented in the World Bank Discussion Paper...
This paper provides a brief overview of agricultural economies in the ECA region between 1999-2001. It identifies the current status of the agrarian economies of Eastern Europe and Central Asia today...
EU accession challenges CEE agriculture. Land policies and evolving farm structures in transition countries; by Zvi Lerman, Csaba Csaki, and Gershon Feder. Hungary's twisted land market. Foreign direct...
The study is focused on agricultural outputs, trade, and related policies. Although the importance of the social and natural resource management aspects of the agricultural transition is recognized, these...
This report, based on an overview of recent regional developments, summarizes the revised World Bank assistance strategy for rural development in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. The rural sector...
This report reviews the recent history and current state of Bulgarian agriculture and agro-industry. It examines the status of the sectoral reforms program, including reforms affecting pricing and trade...
This volume examines the reforms and policy changes necessary in the food and agriculture sectors of the ten Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries that have started the accession process for eventual...
A study conducted in 1998 by the World Bank in cooperation with USAID took stock of various farm restructuring initiatives in Ukraine, including projects managed and financed by international donors and...
A study conducted in 1998 by the World Bank in cooperation with USAID took stock of various farm restructuring initiatives in Ukraine, including projects managed and financed by international donors and...
The study reviews the share of agriculture in the Czech economy, which has diminished significantly since 1989. Two opposing trends are analyzed: a) a reduction in the agricultural production; and, b)...
This paper summarizes the current status of land reform in Moldova. There has been clear progress in creating a market-based agriculture and food sector in Moldova. Since 1996, land privatization and farm...
The agrarian economies of Central Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union are undergoing a systemic change and transformation. The region's agrarian economy is still struggling to adjust to economic...
By 1996, the state had transferred most of the agricultural land in Ukraine to collective and private ownership, but 40% still remains in state ownership. The individual sector, including household plots...