The 24th Agricultural Policy Forum (APF), titled “Reassessing of Agricultural and Rural Development Policy in South-Eastern Europe (SEE) and Challenges Ahead: Food Sovereignty, Climate Change Impact on Agriculture, Demographic Renewal of Rural Areas”, hereafter referred to as the “Forum”, gathered more than 130 policymakers, researchers, academia, civil society, private sector and other stakeholders from 17 countries across Europe in Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 05th and 06th of June 2024.
The Agricultural Policy Forum 2024 was held under the joint auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in SEE.
The participants of the Agricultural Policy Forum 2024 highly appreciated the support provided by the convening institutions and organizations: European Commission (DG Agriculture and Rural Development), German Government (Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture – BMEL, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development – BMZ and German Agency for International Cooperation – GIZ), Italian Government (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation) and International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM).
The main objective of the Forum is to address policy challenges in agriculture and rural development in SEE taking into consideration global, European, and regional dimensions related to: Food Sovereignty and Security, Climate Change Impact on Agriculture and Demographic Renewal of rural areas.
Jahorina Agenda 2024 summarizes the main outcomes of the Forum.
Topics
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- Implementation of Green Agenda for the Western Balkans: update of ongoing processes and challenges for the future
- Berlin Process: A Path Towards Incorporating Food and Agriculture-Towards strategic road maps for climate change adaptation in agriculture in the WBs Agricultural Policy Developments in the Western Balkans
- Market Trends, Land Use Pressure and Sustainability Challenges
- Country Strategic Road Maps towards Climate Change Adaptation measures
- New Forest strategy as adaptation response on climate change challenges in WB region
- Climate change and compliance with EU requirements for viticulture and oenology in the SEE region
- Demographic renewal of rural areas – future prospects and policies for rural regeneration in SEE
- On Food Security Trends, Land Use Pressures and Sustainability Challenges
- Agricultural Policy Developments in the Western Balkans
- Role of rural youth and rural woman and policy for demographic renewal in the rural areas of SEE
- Climate change and compliance with EU requirements for viticulture and oenology in the SEE region
- Progress of LEADER Approach implementation in the Western Balkan countries – conclusions and recommendation on future
steps for accelerating LEADER implementation in the WB region - EU’s soil policy and adaptation towards Climate Change
- EU Policy developments on organic production and Strategy for fostering further development of the organic farming in
SEE - BIOEAST Partnership including the Western Balkans an opportunity to support the sustainable transition
Speakers
Ms. Antje Frehse, Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
Ms. Aleksandra Martinovska Stojcheska, PhD, Professor, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food – Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
Mr. Sabahudin Bajramovic, PhD Professor of University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mr. Nenad Petrovic, PhD, Professor, Faculty of Forestry, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Mr. Darko Jaksic, PhD, Professor, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade & Faculty of Biofarming B. Topola, Serbia
Ms. Emelj Tuna, PhD, Professor, Association of Agricultural Economists of North Macedonia
Mr. Tassos Haniotis, Former Director for Strategy and Policy Analysis – EC, DG AGRI
Mr. Petar Gjorgievski, President of the Balkan Rural Development Network in the WBs
Mr. Baritz Reiner, European Environmental Agency
Mr. Toralf Richter, The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL)
Mr. Barna Kovacs, PhD, BIOEAST, Secretary General
Plenary Speakers Presentations
1_APF_June 2024_Krzysztof Sulima
2_GAWB Presentation_Boban Ilic
3_APF Plenary session_Berlin Process_Antje Frehse
4_APF Plenary session template_CCA_Aleksandra M Stojcheska
5_APF Plenary Session_Nenad Petrovic
6_APF Plenary session_Darko Jaksic
7_LEADER in WB_Petar Gjorgieski
9_APF Plenary session_Sabahudin Bajramovic
10_APF Plenary session_Baritz Reiner
11_APF Plenary Session_Emelj Tuna
12_APF Plenary session_Toralf Richter
13_BIOEAST HU presidency priority_Barna Kovacs
Working Groups Presentations
WG1: Soil and Water
1. WG1 Presentation-Dusko Mukaetev, Regional and National Expert
2. WG 1 Presentation National Report Vjekoslav Tanaskovikj, North Macedonia
3. WG 1 Presentation water synthesis report Vjekoslav Tanaskovikj, North Macedonia
4. WG 1 Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture Hamdija Civic B&H
5. WG 1 Soil analysis linked to climate change in agriculture in Kosovo*
6. WG1 Presentation, Dragana Vidojevic Serbia
7. WG1 Presentation-Water sector, Ruzica Stricevic, Serbia
WG2: Crop and Livestock
1. WG2 Crops production, Regional report, Cukaliev
2. WG 2 APD CCAA_Livestock-WBC, Sreten Andonov
3. WG2 Crops production- National Report Albania
4. WG2 Crops production-National Report BIH
5. WG 2 Presentation, National Report, Kosovo*
6. WG2 Crops production, National Report, Montenegro
7. WG2 Crops production, National Report, North Macedonia
8. WG2 National Report Livestock, Albania
9. WG2 Livestock,Vladan Bogdanovic National Report, Serbia
WG3: AKIS and Agricultural Policy Developments
1. WG 3 Presentation Edvin Zhllima
5. WG3 Report_AKIS_Republic of Moldova
6. WG3, Ana Simonovska, North Macedonia
7. WG3_Benchmarking_Guides Ana Simonovska, North Macedonia
9. WG3-D.Vanev-Development Knowledge Repository
10. WG 3 PPP Todorovic, CIHEAM Bari