THE EFFECT OF AGRICULTURAL POLICIES ON AGRICULTURAL LAND OWNERSHIP

Abstract

Ever since the Law on agricultural land was enforced in 2007, the Macedonian legislator has aimed for proactive legislative approach in aid ing the development and modernization of agricultural production. To that effect policies have been adopted directed towards protection of agricultur al land and inciting interest for agriculture in working-age people. The Law on agricultural land, as well as other special laws and by-laws, incorporated provisions intended to protect the agricultural land, to promote agricultural production and to facilitate access to funds for financing agricultural produc tion in North Macedonia. All the efforts in developing agricultural production have affected agricultural land owners by influencing how they can or can’t exercise their right of ownership. The different ways that the adopted agricul tural policies and legislative measures have affected ownership on agricultural land are the subject of research and analysis in this paper.