ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF TOBACCO PRODUCTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

Pashovska, Silvana and Kareska, Katerina ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF TOBACCO PRODUCTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA. In: XII INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Agrores, 2023, Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Abstract

Tobacco production in the Republic of North Macedonia has a long tradition and is a strategic crop in the industrial crops sector, occupying a significant place in the structure of Macedonian agriculture and implying significant economic and social effects in the national economy.
The overall goal of this research is to show the economic elements of sustainability of tobacco production as an indispensable industrial crop with equivalent economic benefits.
In Macedonia, tobacco production is organized on an average area of 16,260ha, that is, 78.8% of industrial areas. About 22,000 producers are engaged in tobacco production, or rather, tobacco is a source of basic and additional income for a population of about 80,000 people. Tobacco production has a strong social component due to its labor-intensive nature, but it should also be emphasized that all stages of the production process are contractually regulated by a separate legal solution.
Macedonia is among the top 30 tobacco producing countries in the world and among the 20 exporters of raw tobacco. Most of the tobacco produced in Macedonia, i.e. 90%, is exported. The fact is that Macedonia exported more than it imported in the analyzed seven-year period.
Today, when the areas under tobacco maintain a stable level, the state support for the income of agricultural holdings engaged in tobacco production must continue, by encouraging balanced and sustainable development in the tobacco-producing regions, as well as support in the formation of producer organizations in accordance with European experiences.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Agricultural Sciences > Agricultural biotechnology
Divisions:	Scientific Tobacco Institute
Depositing User:	Prof. d-r. Silvana Pasoska
Date Deposited:	01 Nov 2024 11:13
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2024 11:13
URI:	https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/10196

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