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New FAO–North Macedonia agreement for a more competitive, sustainable, and resilient rural economy

A new five-year cooperation agreement was signed today by FAO and the Republic of North Macedonia, with both parties committing to continue the joint efforts in achieving a more competitive and resilient rural economy fostering job creation and inclusive, green growth.

Priorities of FAO’s new Country Programming Framework for North Macedonia (2021–2025) are consistent with the priorities of the Government, the country's Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development 2021–2027, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2021–2025, with a view to facilitate food system transformation and progressive alignment of agriculture and the rural economy with European Union (EU) standards and the Sustainable Development Goals.

The accord was signed by Nabil Gangi, FAO Deputy Regional Representative, and Ljupco Nikolovski, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy of North Macedonia during their meeting today with FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu.

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Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Year: 2022
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Country/ies: North Macedonia
Geographical coverage: Europe and Central Asia
Type: Blog article
Content language: English
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