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Agriculture and Rural Cooperation: Examples from Armenia, Georgia and Moldova

Reports & Research
December, 2013
Armenia, Georgia, Moldova
development
rural development
rural planning
agriculture
land economics
farmers
farmers associations
rural population
This paper was prepared within the “Cooperatives and their alternatives” component of the Agrarian Structures Initiative (ASI) which a regional program of FAO in Europe and Central Asia. This paper outlines some of the main issues influencing the development (or not) of farmer and rural organisations and presents in further detail the specific situation in Armenia, Georgia and Moldova. All three countries returned ownership of the majority of land to the rural population.
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Political Economy of Agricultural Distortions in Transition Countries of Asia and Europe

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
May, 2009
Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Eastern Europe, Europe, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Oceania
agriculture
farmers
land reform
property rights
rural development
This paper analyzes the political and institutional factors which are behind the dramatic changes in distortions to agricultural incentives in the transition countries in East Asia, Central Asia, and the rest of the former Soviet Union, and in Central and Eastern Europe. The paper explains why these changes have occurred and why there are large differences among transition countries in the extent and the nature of the remaining distortions.
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Structural Transformation of Small Farms in Moldova

Implications for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
December, 2016
Moldova, Europe, Central Asia
Land & Food Security
land reform
rural population
land rights
land ownership
farmers
land distribution
farmland
food security
transaction costs
rural areas
poverty
rural development
The agricultural and food production sector plays a key role in fighting poverty and food insecurity in Moldova, but is facing critical challenges to modernize and integrate into the international market. This paper focuses on smallholder farms, which make up 95 percent of all farms, and explores their potential for growth and the poverty links. Findings reveal that structural change is slow and smallholder farm growth in Moldova is an exception, not the rule.
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The Atlas of Rural Marginalized Areas and of Local Human Development in Romania

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
May, 2016
Romania, Europe, Central Asia
Urban Tenure
urbanization
rural population
eviction
land ownership
farmers
urban planning
urban areas
poverty
rural areas
rural development
Romania aims to be a country in which all citizens are provided with an equal opportunity toparticipate in society, where their basic needs are met and their differences respected, and whereall people feel valued and can live in dignity.Our society is still far from this ideal. One in every five Romanian people is income poor. Most of the people living in relative poverty in Romania are in persistent poverty, meening that they have been in poverty for at least the last three years.
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Report from the outcome of the debate of the 39th Session of the European Commission on Agriculture (ECA)

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Slovenia, Slovakia, Germany, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Austria, Malta, Armenia, Romania, Turkey, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Georgia, Hungary, Greece
Land, Climate Change & Environment
farming systems
land degradation
rural development
farmers
Meeting Name: FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC)
Meeting symbol/code: ERC/16/8
Session: Sess. 30
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Food and Agricultural Policy in Russia : Progress to Date and the Road Forward

June, 2013
Russia
agriculture
farmers
land reform
rural development
rural population
urban areas
The overall finding of this report is
that much agricultural policy is made at the regional level,
and here the explicit price, and trade policy distortions
are significantly worse than at the federal level. The
result is patchwork of inconsistent policies, that has
fragmented the Russian national market. The most serious
policy issues at the federal level, are in the legal
framework, the continued state domination of some markets,
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Achieving Ukraine's Agricultural Potential : Stimulating Agricultural Growth and Improving Rural Life

July, 2013
Ukraine
agriculture
farmers
fisheries
land reform
property rights
rural development
sustainable development
urban areas
This study provides a review of the food
and agricultural sector in Ukraine. It assesses the current
status of the food and agricultural sector with special
reference to the agricultural policy regime and the form and
level of government support to the sector. The paper reviews
the sector's readiness to compete on open global
markets for food and agricultural products. Given the
importance and sensitivity of the food and agriculture
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The Dynamics of Vertical Coordination in Agrifood Chains in Eastern Europe and Centra Asia

June, 2012
Asia, Eastern Europe, Europe
agriculture
farmers
land reform
rural areas
rural development
A major problem in the Europe and
Central Asia (ECA) agricultural sector and rural areas
during the transition was the breakdown of the relationships
of farms with input suppliers and output markets. The
simultaneous privatization and restructuring of the farms
and of the up- and downstream companies in the agrifood
chain have caused major disruptions. The result is that many
farms and rural households face serious constraints in
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Belarus Agricultural Productivity and Competitiveness : Impact of State Support and Market Intervention

July, 2014
Belarus
agriculture
capacity development
farmers
food security
rural development
Productivity in Belarus'
agricultural sector has improved considerably, but large
parts of crop and livestock production are not
internationally competitive. The state's regulatory and
fiscal support system for agriculture has been instrumental
in improving the sector's performance. But the massive
distortions to agricultural incentives it creates to prevent
the sector from reaching its full potential. And the high
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Integrating Environment into Agriculture and Forestry : Progress and Prospects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Journal Articles & Books
May, 2012
Asia, Central Asia, Europe, Eastern Europe
agriculture
capacity development
climate change
deforestation
farmers
farmland
forest land
forestry
land degradation
land ownership
rangelands
rural development
sustainable development
This study reviews how the integration of environmental concerns into agriculture and forestry is progressing in the countries of Southeastern Europe (SEE) and of Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia (EECCA) since 2000 and assesses prospects for the future. The present report is a contribution to the environment for Europe process. At the Fifth Ministerial Conference in Kiev in 2003, participants decided to pay greater attention to the needs of the EECCA and adopted an environmental strategy for the sub-region.