National Extension Agency (NEA)

Country

Republic of North Macedonia

E-mail zlatko.sireta@agencija.gov.mk
NEA is a public body established by a special Law, and the employees have the status of civil servants. Within the 8 regions NEA has 30 local offices (working units) located within 30 urban municipalities across the country staffed with about 70 agricultural advisors and HQ located in Bitola.

The main activity is the provision of agricultural advisory services aimed at achieving efficient and competitive agricultural production and sustainable rural development. Services are designed for achieving development and modernisation of competitive agricultural holdings, through information, advising, education and technical-administrative assistance, respecting the principles of good agricultural practice and environmental protection.

NEA provides its services through transfer of knowledge and skills to agricultural producers for adoption of technologies and practises for sustainable production. Also helps farmers to better understand and adopt requirements and the standards for good agricultural and environmental land conditions (cross-compliance) as well as helping in applying for IPARD funds and other national schemes.

Additionally, NEA is responsible for collection accounting data from Agricultural Holdings for the purposes of Farm accountancy data network (FADN).

Projects involved as partner

1) aGROWchain

2) RENAISSANCE

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