Enhanced Control and Management of Fisheries
Fisheries have a long tradition in both, the EU and Montenegro. The EU promotes sustainable fishing worldwide and its Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) aims that fisheries are economically, socially and ecologically sustainable. The CFP also provides a framework for the collection, management and use of fisheries data. In that sense, it is important that EU […]
Support to the veterinary sector
There is a strong link between human health, animal health and food safety. Therefore, the European Union aims to ensure a high level of animal and plant health, as well as safe agri-food chain for its citizens. This €2.33 million worth project was focused on further aligning and enforcing the EU veterinary standards and eradicating […]
Programme for the development of agriculture and rural areas in Montenegro under IPARD II 2014-2020 Measure 3: Investments in physical assets concerning processing and marketing of agricultural and fishery products
The Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance for Rural Development – IPARD II focuses on rural and agri-food areas of countries in the process of joining the EU. It has seven measures, whereby Measure 3 entitled “Investments in physical assets concerning processing and marketing of agricultural and fishery products” aims to ensure that projects in food processing […]
Programme for the development of agriculture and rural areas in Montenegro under IPARD II 2014-2020: Measure 1 – Investments in physical assets of agricultural holdings
The Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance for Rural Development – IPARD II focuses on rural and agri-food areas of countries in the process of joining the European Union. IPARD II has seven measures, whereby Measure 1 entitled “Investments in physical assets of agricultural holdings” is concerned with helping farms to invest in buildings or technologies. This […]
Persons with disabilities – leaders in beekeeping
Beekeeping is a profitable enterprise, as it helps self-employment and poverty reduction, while not having a negative impact on the environment. This project was aimed at developing beekeeping as a good self-employment opportunity for persons with disabilities in the border regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. As part of the project, 40 persons with […]
Creating employment in agriculture
Both Kosovo* and Montenegro are experiencing the problem of young people leaving rural communities in search of job opportunities in cities. Yet, both economies are confronted with growing youth unemployment rates, while their farmers are getting older. This project aims to improve access to the labour market and boost youth employment in the agricultural sector. […]
Green jobs for a better future of the cross-border region of Montenegro and Kosovo
Green jobs are central to sustainable development. This project was aimed at generating new job opportunities in the agricultural sector in the cross-border region of Montenegro and Kosovo*. It focused on enhancing the level of knowledge and upgrading technical skills of local farmers, as well as on promoting the agricultural sector as a viable opportunity […]
Young Montenegrins and Albanians in raspberry crops
Agriculture represents a major economic potential in both Montenegro and Albania. For this reason, it is important to make full use of it and ensure that young people in both countries become more engaged in agricultural activities. This project was aimed at providing new ideas in the agricultural sector for the purpose of economic and […]