An otherwise bright spot in the Serbian economy the agri-food sector has not benefited from a steady policy environment. Since 2000, the Ministry of Agriculture has had no less than 13 ministers against a backdrop of accession negotiations for European Union membership and ongoing reforms. ... See More + To make the sector more productive and competitive several actions the Government of Serbia should consider the following: rethinking the role of government in agriculture; mending the broken policy cycle and positioning staff appropriately; and addressing data collection storage and use, and decentralizing and solving the staffing problem and getting the inspection process right. The following are key challenges to be addressed: rethinking the role of government in agriculture; mending the broken policy cycle, positioning staff appropriately, and straightening the road to Europe; addressing data collection, storage and use, and right sizing decentralization.  See Less -

Document Type: Policy Note Report No.: 128121 Document Date: JUL 01, 2018

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