Kotevska, Ana

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Kotevska, Ana

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Kotevska, Ana

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ana.kotevska@zf.ukim.edu.mk

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BEHAVIORAL FACTORS INFLUENCING THE USE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
(Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, 2016)
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Martinovska Stojcheska, Aleksandra
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Rural development (RD) policy is essential for sustainable development and continuous improvement of the quality of life of rural people. Despite the relative importance of RD policy, its implementation is lagging behind the direct payments support, partly because of the farmers’ unengaged interest. The aim of this paper is to identify the key behavioral factors that influence farmers’ intention to apply for RD support. The analytical framework is based on the theory of planned behavior, where the individual intention to perform a given behavior (apply for RD support) determines the performance and is shaped by the individual attitudes, social support and the perceived behavioral control; and a structural equation model. The survey took place in November-December 2014, in face-to-face interviews covering 299 farm households in Macedonia. Farmers with more positive attitude and perceived behavioral controls have stronger intention to use the RD support available. The model explains two-thirds of the variance. This knowledge provides basis for designing interventions to maximize farmers’ use of available rural development funds.
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Determinants of rural development support use in Macedonia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Asssociation of Agricultural Economists of the Republic of Macedonia, 2016)
Martinovska Stojceska, Aleksandra
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Bogdanov, Natalija
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Nikolic, Aleksandra
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The aim of this paper is to identify the internal and external factors that form the farmers’ intentions in relation to the use of the rural development support and explain their behaviour, in order to design an appropriate assistance plan to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the rural development policy. The analysis is based on the theory of planned behaviour and multivariate statistics applied on data gathered in a survey of about 900 farmers that took place in November-December 2014 in Macedonia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The findings confirm that farmers’ intentions are influenced by the past behaviour (application), their attitudes towards the use of rural development support and the possibilities for co-financing. The social norms are mostly important in Serbia, followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina. Other socioeconomic factors, such as education, market orientation, farm size and the share of household’s income from agriculture, have different impact among the countries.
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CAPTURING THE FARMLAND MARKET DATA IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
(Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, 2016)
Gjosevski, Dragan
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Pesevski, Mile
The capital farmland market in the Republic of Macedonia is underperforming and lacks of transparency. The limited availability for pricing information on farmland hinders the establishment of a functioning and transparent land market. Even though farmland markets typically exhibit a low rate of transactions, the land price may vary due to different factors. Hence, the prime aim is to detect initial records on the farmland prices, and to explain the influence of the factors that may affect the farmland price. The data collection is based on the desk and field research methods. The desk research was based on data reported in the Official Gazzetes of the RM during the period from January to December 2013, resulting in 1100 observations on the price of arable land and gardens. The field survey covered 244 respondents and was conducted by using the focus group approach during February 2014. The questionnaire included two points for discussion: 1) The lowest, mid and the highest price of the landmark i.e. the hypothetical property, and 2) The factors that influence the price. The results show that there are differences in the observed farmland prices resulting from the desk and field research. The average farmland price resulting from the desk research is 1 €/m2, while the one from the field survey is 1.53 €/m2. However, there are differences in the prices between regions as well, due to different factors affecting the farmland price. Density showed the strongest positive correlation with the farmland price, meaning that higher density increases the price, and vice versa. Other factors influence the farmland price as well. These initial results shall serve as a basis for future development of permanent records on the farmland price data, which are necessary to persuade timely information on the farmland market value and ease the farmland transactions.
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MACEDONIAN AGRICULTURAL CAPITAL MARKET AND SUPPORTING MECHANISMS: AN OVERVIEW
(Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, 2019)
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Martinovska Stojcheska, Aleksandra
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Petrovska Mitrevska, Biljana
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Buzharovska, Daniela
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Gjosevski, Dragan
The Macedonian agricultural capital market is not efficient enough, although there have been some improvements due to the established supporting mechanisms. This paper aims to identify current gaps between agricultural financial services’ and mechanisms’ supply and demand on the agricultural capital market. In this regard, literature and other available secondary sources have been reviewed. Additionally, focused discussions with different stakeholders in the agricultural capital market were conducted, including representatives from the capital demand side (farmers and their associations), and supply side (banks, saving houses, and their associations), as well as supporting institutions and intermediaries (government institutions and donor projects that work towards improvement of farmers’ access to finance in the country). Crediting is one of the key drivers of agricultural and rural development. There are other external financial sources that should be considered, which could contribute in improved capital flow to the agricultural sector. The results revealed critical segments in the agricultural capital market based on the mismatches between the supply and demand for capital and supporting mechanisms, and suggest directions for further improvements of this market. The findings may serve as a baseline for future policy settings and enhancement of a more efficient development of the agricultural capital market in the country.
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Application of the agricultural policy measures (APM) tool: Evidence from Macedonia
(Asssociation of Agricultural Economists of the Republic of Macedonia, 2016)
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Janeska Stamenkovska, Ivana
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The differences in the budgetary support of agriculture among countries, but also among years, hinder the process of evaluation of the harmonization with the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Agricultural Policy Measures (APM) tool enables uniform classification of the agriculture policy measures combining the pillar concept of the CAP and the OECD classification. This paper presents the application of the APM for the Macedonian agricultural policy for the period 2008-2014. The findings confirm the commitment for gradual harmonization with the CAP, but also identify the needs for further adjustments of the policy and the applicability of this database for conducting policy analysis and impact evaluation.
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DEVELOPMENT OF DIRECT PAYMENT MEASURES IN THE MACEDONIAN PROCESS OF HARMONIZATION WITH CAP
(Agricultural Academy, Institute of Agricultural Economics, 2019)
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Janeska Stamenkovska, Ivana
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Martinovska Stojcheska, Aleksandra
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Agriculture, as a vital sector for socio-economic development in Macedonia, gains more importance for the policy makers during the process of harmonization with the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union. Since the start of this process, the national agricultural policy is under continuous reform; thus, the scope, the form and the type of the budgetary transfers to agriculture have been under constant change in the country. The aim of this paper is to describe and evaluate the development of the Macedonian agricultural policy, with a focus on the development of the direct payment measures. The analysis is based on the annual programs for financial support of agriculture (direct payment scheme dataset) and on the completed budgetary transfers classified by the Agricultural Policy Measures Classification scheme (APMC database). More systematic and structural changes for adjusting national agricultural policy towards CAP are established with the Law on Agriculture and Rural Development adopted in 2010; therefore, the analysis covers the period from 2010 to 2017. The analysis confirmed that direct producer support measures are the dominant instrument in the Macedonian agricultural policy, distributed mainly in a form of coupled payments (per output, cultivated area or head of livestock). The main recommendations derived from the findings are: to enlarge the share of decoupled measures in the direct support scheme; and in time, to gradually direct the policy toward rural development measures.
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Exploring the Links Between Farmers’ Intention to Apply for Rural Development Program and Networks
(Springer International Publishing, 2020)
Stojcheska, Aleksandra Martinovska
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The rural areas in North Macedonia encompass around half of the territory and population in the country, where agriculture is core activity and source of income, with lack of other employment opportunities. The rural development program (RDP) budget is not fully utilized. Informal networks among rural population are still the most valuable source of social capital and information exchange, whereas formal networks, such as associations or cooperatives, are still lacking to ensure their sustainable and functional role. This paper explores the factors influencing farmers’ intention to apply for RDP, with an emphasis on network membership. The Theory of Planned Behavior and Social Capital Theory are used as framework. A direct survey on 296 family farms was carried out in 2014. The study is conducted using multivariate statistics, structural equation modelling and social network analysis. The model explains farmers’ mid-term intention to use RDP. Farmers’ attitudes and perceived behavioral controls, as well as network activity and participation, significantly influence the intention to apply for RDP funds. Network participation, as well as education levels and investment tendency are positively related to the intention to use RDP. These findings could be reflected in appropriate measures to encourage farmers’ participation in institutionalized networks, thus in addition to their primary aim, to increase the RDP effectiveness as means of providing better opportunities and quality of life in rural areas.
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Evaluating an Information Campaign about Rural Development Policies in FYR Macedonia
(Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2018-04-18)
Huber, Martin
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Stojcheska, Aleksandra Martinovska
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Solovyeva, Anna
This study investigates the effects of a local information campaign on farmers’ interest in a rural development programme (RDP) in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The results suggest that while our intervention succeeded in informing farmers, it had a negative, albeit only marginally significant, effect on the reported possibility of using future RDP support. This puzzling result can be attributed to increased awareness of administrative burden associated with RDP participation. An additional heterogeneity analysis suggests the negative effect is driven by unprofitable farmers who are averse to any administrative encumbrance, for whom upfront cofinancing of an RDP is untenable.
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DECISION MAKING FACTORS ON FAMILY FARMS: A COMPARISON OF MACEDONIAN AND IRISH FARMS
(Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food- Skopje, 2017)
Radinoska, Elena
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Family farming is the most common farming model in Europe. However, family farms vary in terms of their size and available resources, as well as the economic, agro-environmental and social contexts they operate in. There are many internal and external factors influencing the decision-making process on family farms, so often this process is based on boundary rationality. The aim of this research is to identify and compare the factors that influence the decision-making process of family farms in two countries with different working environments; Republic of Macedonia and Republic of Ireland. The research is based on observations of the agricultural infrastructure in both the R. Macedonia and the R. Ireland; a survey of family farms in both countries; and lastly informal conversation with the farmers. The implementation of the survey took place in July 2017, with 30 questionnaires in total (15 in each country). The results showed differences in general external factors, whereas specific external factors are more similar in both countries. In terms of internal factors, differences are most often present in the perception farmers have for farming as an occupation that they pass on to future generations.
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Evaluating an information campaign about rural development policies in (FYR) Macedonia
(Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Fribourg (Switzerland), 2016)
Martin Huber
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Martinovska Stojcheska, Aleksandra
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Anna Solovyeva
This paper investigates the effects of an information campaign about a governmental rural development program (RDP) in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the farmers’ intention to participate in the RDP. In the course of a survey among farmers, the treatment group received an information brochure with relevant details on selected RDP measures, while the control group received no information. Even though the intervention had been planned as experiment, randomization was not properly conducted, requiring sample adjustments and controlling for observed covariates in the estimation process. The results suggest that while the intervention succeeded in informing farmers, it had a negative, albeit marginally statically significant, effect on farmers’ reported possibility and intention to use RDP support in the near future. Evidence from further outcome variables suggests that this may be due to the information about administrative burden associated with RDP participation provided in the brochure. We also find that the negative effect is driven by the subsample of unprofitable farmers.

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