The Journal "Agriculture and Forestry"
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Year 2013, Volume 59 Issue 2
| Year : | 2013 |
| Volume : | 59 |
| Issue : | 2 |
| Authors : | Branko BULATOVIĆ |
| Title : | COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE BUDGETARY SUPPORT FOR THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIENCES OF MONTENEGRO |
| Abstract : | The single most important component of the Montenegrin agricultural budget in 2012 were subsidies i.e. measures of the market-price policy (40%), followed by the rural development measures (28%). The biggest share of the budgetary funds should have been allocated to the rural development policy, in line with the recommendations of National Program of Integrations of Montenegro into the EU, 2008 – 2012 (NPI In further text. At the end of the programming period it should have represented almost half of total funds (47 %). Financing of certain measures in agricultural budgets against projected values in the NPI for the period 2010-2012, shows dramatic discrepancies. Actual rural development funding was more than half of that foreseen in the NPI (€ 5.4 million, compared to the estimated around 11 million €). Besides, 2/3 or 66.3 percent of all RD funds in the same year were loans and grants, most of which will not be available in 2014 and onwards. These funds were to be continued and extended using IPARD (IPA component V) financing. When rural development financing is concerned, Montenegrin agricultural budget should be re-adjusted and increased significantly in order to fund, especially following: investment in under developed production sectors, establishment of strong commodity producers, creation of new employment opportunities in rural areas, strengthening of food safety services, administration and its training, setting up of an accredited Paying Agency in Agriculture. These are, at the same time, key priorities within the EU accession negotiations agenda for the chapters 11 (Agriculture and Rural Development) and 12 (Food safety, veterinary and phyto- sanitary policy). |
| For citation : | Branko BULATOVIĆ (2013): COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE BUDGETARY SUPPORT FOR THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIENCES OF MONTENEGRO. Agriculture & Forestry, Vol. 59. Issue 2: 205-216, 2013, Podgorica. ISSN 0554-5579 (Printed), ISSN 1800-9492 (Online). |
| Keywords : | Rural Development, Agriculture, Agricultural budget, National Program of EU Integrations, Chapter 11: Agriculture and Rural Development, Accession negotiations. |
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