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Europa English European External Action Service EEAS
03.06.2025
Pressemitteilung
Over 2,000 beneficiaries and 300 new jobs – EU support delivers results for the BiH agriculture sector
Agriculture and the food industry are key pillars of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s economy. To ensure the sector is competitive, sustainable, and aligned with EU standards, the EU is providing assistance with modernisation, digitalisation, and legislative reform. Over five years from 2020 - 2025, with an investment of €20 million, the EU-funded project EU 4 AGRI delivered support for 2,040 agri-food operators, including more than 1,600 small farms, and the creation of 307 new jobs, more than half ...
Agriculture and the food industry are key pillars of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s economy. To ensure the sector is competitive, sustainable, and aligned with EU standards, the EU is providing assistance with modernisation, digitalisation, and legislative reform. Over five years from 2020 - 2025, with an investment of €20 million, the EU-funded project EU 4 AGRI delivered support for 2,040 agri-food operators, including more than 1,600 small farms, and the creation of 307 new jobs, more than half of which were for women and young people. The project was implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bi H in partnership with the Czech Development Agency (Cz DA). The project’s key results were discussed today at a panel discussion in Europe House Sarajevo attended by representatives of relevant authorities, academia, and chambers of commerce. Stefano Ellero, Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation to Bi H, emphasised: “EU 4 AGRI project has demonstrated that strategic investments can make a significant contribution to the development of the agri-food sector. We have connected innovation, digital solutions, and policy with the real needs of local communities. These results are not just numbers on paper, they are stories of families with more stable incomes, of young people who have gained their first work opportunities in the sector, and of businesses that now operate more competitively and with greater environmental responsibility. The EU remains committed to...
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