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thumbnailRomania seeks recovery from food scandals
2013-04-02Romanian officials need to protect the country from false accusations, analysts say.
thumbnailSubsidies spark Macedonian agriculture
2013-02-02Debates over policy persist despite positive results.
thumbnailRegional governments address climate change
2013-01-16Farmers will have to grow plants that can tolerate extreme drought conditions, experts said.
thumbnailTobacco growers speak out against WHO measures
2012-09-19WHO-proposed cuts in tobacco production aims to reduce smoking and tobacco use.
thumbnailSerbian agricultural layoffs are setting farmers up for failure, critics say
2012-08-22After the new minister of agriculture laid off 1,650 agronomists, some say that the sector will suffer without a support programme.
thumbnailKosovo takes measures to reduce foreign wheat imports
2012-08-07Financial support from the government for wheat production in Kosovo reached 4.4m euros this year.
thumbnailMontenegrin agriculture in decline
2012-05-02The economic crisis has worsened the already worrisome state of Montenegro's agriculture.
thumbnailAnalysts urge greater emphasis on Kosovo's agriculture sector
2012-01-10Funding levels for agriculture are comparatively low, despite the opportunities the sector offers for development.
thumbnailTraveling office serves Macedonian farmers
2011-12-15A new practice in Macedonia addresses farmers' issues -- in the fields.
thumbnailTobacco growers in Bulgaria face grim future
2011-09-15Government cuts in state subsidies threaten tobacco production in Bulgaria.
thumbnailPodcast for 2011-09-15
2011-09-15In this episode, We present highlights of what is published on Setimes in the past week.
thumbnailSerbia's "red gold" trouble
2011-08-18Although this year's raspberry fruit is better quality, prices are lower than last year.
thumbnailCan Croatian farming survive?
2010-04-19After protests in March, the agriculture sector won its fight against planned subsidy cuts, but worries about the future still loom large.
Croatia's agriculture ministry, farmers agree payments
2010-03-08ZAGREB, Croatia -- The agriculture ministry and farmers agreed on Monday (March 8th) about payment of long-overdue subsidies. The deal will end farme...
thumbnailMacedonia enforces food safety in open-air markets
2010-01-27Markets that fail to comply with the HACCP code are now subject to shut downs.
Greek farmers rally in downtown Athens
2010-01-26ATHENS, Greece -- Hundreds of farmers protested in downtown Athens on Monday (January 25th), demanding additional state subsidies and higher prices f...
thumbnailBulgarian economy suffers due to Greek farmers blockade
2010-01-21Bulgaria said on Wednesday that its exports -- as well as tourism and transportation -- have been hard hit by farmers' protest in neighbouring Greece.
Romania's Ciolos gets unanimous "yes"
2010-01-17BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Romania's EU Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner-designate Dacian Ciolos was approved unanimously for the post on Fri...
Farmers block highways in Greece
2010-01-17ATHENS, Greece -- Protesting farmers blocked on Saturday (January 16th) several sections of highways in the country in a protest demanding secure sub...

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