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Location: Ohrid Hall

Date: Thursday, 09/Oct/2025

10:30am - 12:00pm

SES-O-AE-01: Agricultural Economics_Oral Presentation
Location: Ohrid Hall
Session Chair: Emelj Tuna, Faculty of agricultural sciences and food - Skopje / UKIM
Session Chair: Tom Dufhues, IAMO

ELICITING FARMERS’ PREFERENCES FOR AGRICULTURAL POLICY REFORM

Dragi Dimitrievski¹, Marina Nacka¹, Andreas Drichoutis²

¹Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food- Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Agricultural University of Athens, Greece

FROM STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES TO ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION: ASSESSING NORTH MACEDONIA AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY

Ana Kotevska¹, Aleksandra Martinovska Stojcheska¹, Emil Erjavec²

¹Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, North Macedonia; ²University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia

MEASURING THE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL IMPACTS OF LAND CONSOLIDATION: EVIDENCE FROM A MIXED-METHODS STUDY IN EGRI

Aleksandra Martinovska Stojcheska¹, Ana Simonovska¹, Emelj Tuna¹, Ana Kotevska¹, Zlatko Chanevski¹, Dragan Gjoshevski¹, Morten Kvistgaard²

¹Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²International consultant

POTENTIAL AND PROBLEMS OF GRASSLANDS AS EXPLICIT POLICY INSTRUMENTS TO REALIZE GREEN TRANSITION

Kiril Manevski

Aarhus University, Denmark

10:30am - 12:00pm

SES-P-AE-01: Agricultural Economics_Poster Presentation
Location: Ohrid Hall
Session Chair: Emelj Tuna, Faculty of agricultural sciences and food - Skopje / UKIM
Session Chair: Tom Dufhues, IAMO

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF GRAPE PRODUCTION IN MACEDONIA: THE CASE OF THE SMEDEREVKA VARIETY

Riste Elenov¹, Zorica Sredojevic²

¹FASF, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade

THE PLACE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF TOBACCO IN MACEDONIA – FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENT

Silvana Pashovska, Karolina Kochoska, Natasha Zdraveska

University St.Kliment Ohridski-Bitola,Scientific tobacco institute-Prilep,Republic of North Macedonia, North Macedonia, Republic of

12:30pm - 2:00pm

SES-O-AE-02: Agricultural Economics_Oral Presentation
Location: Ohrid Hall
Session Chair: Ana Kotevska, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje
Session Chair: Angel Sarov, IAE

OPEN BALKAN INITIATIVE AND IMPACT ON THE TRADE OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE

Vlade Zaric¹, Marina Nacka², Nikola Mararaševic¹

¹Faculty of Agriculture, University in Belgrade, Serbia; ²Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje

COMPARATIVE COMPETITIVENESS OF SHEEP AND GOAT MEAT INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRIES OF BALKAN REGION

Bozhidar Ivanov, Veselin Krustev, Dilyana Mitova, Daniela Tsvyatkova

Institute of Agricultural Economics Sofia, Bulgaria

MIGRATION AND THE FUTURE OF RURAL YOUTH IN THE WESTERN BALKANS: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

Emelj Tuna¹, Ana Simonovska¹, Tom Dufhues², Judith Möllers²

¹Faculty of agricultural sciences and food - Skopje / UKIM, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)

POLITICAL INSUFFICIENCIES AND RURAL YOUTH BEHAVIOR IN THE WESTERN BALKANS

Ana Simonovska¹, Emelj Tuna¹, Dufhues Thomas², Möllers Judith²

¹Faculty of Agricultural Sciencies and Food-Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of North Macedonia; ²IAMO-Halle, Germany

BRIDGING THE GAP: FINANCIAL LITERACY AS A PATHWAY TO FINANCIAL INCLUSION FOR SMALL FARMERS IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE

Vasko Hadjievski¹, Aleksandra Martinovska Stojcheska²

¹We Effect, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, North Macedonia

12:30pm - 2:00pm

SES-P-AE-02: Agricultural Economics_Poster Presentation
Location: Ohrid Hall
Session Chair: Ana Kotevska, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje
Session Chair: Angel Sarov, IAE

12:30pm - 1:00pm

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION METHODS FOR ENHANCING PRODUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

Jovan Ažderski¹, Zlatko Chanevski¹, Zoran Bardakoski², Despina Popovska-Stojanov³, Vasko Hadžievski⁴

¹University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²National Extension Agency for Agriculture, Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia; ³University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje, Institute of Agriculture - Skopje, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia; ⁴We Effect Project, Embassy of Sweden, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia

1:00pm - 1:30pm

THE BUSINESS MODEL IN BULGARIAN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES: REGIONAL DIFFERENCES AND SOCIAL IMPACT

Angel Sarov

Institute of Agicultural Economics,Trakia University, Bulgaria

1:30pm - 2:00pm

TOWARDS THE TRANSITION FROM FADN TO FSDN: FARM-LEVEL ANALYSIS OF FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE USE IN SERBIA

Mirjana Bojčevski¹, Robert Radišić², Vedran Tomić², Nataša Tolimir², Slavica Čolić²

¹Ministry for Agriculture, Forest and Water Management of the Republic of Serbia; ²Institute for Science Application in Agriculture, Serbia

4:30pm - 6:00pm

SES-O-AMSA-03: Agricultural Machinery and Sustainable Agriculture_Oral Presentation
Location: Ohrid Hall
Session Chair: Zlatko Arsov, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje

TRANSFORMING GRASSLAND SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE ACTION: DESIGN OF CARBON FARMING CURRICULUM

Maryam Rahimi Jahangirlou¹, Ilona Rac², Verica Ilieva³, Kiril Manevski¹

¹Aarhus University, Denmark; ²University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; ³Goce Delchev University, North Macedonia

CONSERVATION AND CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE MANAGEMENT IMPACT ON SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND EROSION IN CENTRAL CROATIA

Igor Bogunović¹, Paulo Pereira², Marija Galić¹, Ivica Kisić¹, Sebastiano Trevisani³

¹University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Croatia; ²Environmental Management Laboratory, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania; ³University IUAV of Venice, Department of Architecture, Construction and Conservation, Dorsoduro 2206, Venezia, Italy

PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF A LOCAL BIOCHAR KILN USING AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES IN GHANA.

Theophilus Frimpong⁷, Felix Frimpong², Eric Owusu Danquah³, Patricia Amankwaa Yeboah⁴, Shadrack Kwadwo Amponsah¹, Natson Eyram Amengo⁵, Joel Kwaku Adu⁶

¹CSIR - Crops Research Institute Ghana, Ghana; ²CSIR - Crops Research Institute Ghana, Ghana; ³CSIR - Crops Research Institute Ghana, Ghana; ⁴CSIR - Crops Research Institute Ghana, Ghana; ⁵CSIR - Crops Research Institute Ghana, Ghana; ⁶CSIR - Crops Research Institute Ghana, Ghana; ⁷CSIR - Crops Research Institute Ghana, Ghana

EXPLOITATION TESTS ON A LINE OF MACHINES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOMASS PRODUCTS

Ile Canev, Igor Iljovski, Zlatko Arsov

FZNH, North Macedonia, Republic of

ENERGY POTENTIAL OF PLANT RESIDUES FROM VINES AND FRUIT PLANTS

Ile Canev¹, Igor Iljovski¹, Nikola Galabov², Zivko Davcev¹

¹FZNH, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²JSC Water economy of R.M.

IMPACT OF LIGHT IRRADIATION ON YIELD OF TOMATOES PRODUCED UNDER COLORED SHADE NETS

Igor Iljovski, Zoran Dimov

FZNH, North Macedonia, Republic of

ASSESSMENT OF SEVERAL COMPOSITIONAL AND QUALITY CHARACTERISTIC OF TOMATOES GROWN UNDER COLORED SHADE NETS

Igor Iljovski, Frosina Babanovska Milenkovska, Ile Canev

FZNH, North Macedonia, Republic of

Date: Friday, 10/Oct/2025

10:30am - 12:00pm

SES-O-PHPP-04: Phytomedicine - Plant Protection_Oral Presentation
Location: Ohrid Hall
Session Chair: Zvonko Pacanoski, Faculty of Agriculture Sciences and Food

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF GRAPHOLITA MOLESTA BUSCK, 1916 (LEPIDOPTERA: TORTRICIDAE) IN NORTH MACEDONIA

Miroljub Golubovski¹, Stanislava Lazarevska¹, Sterja Naceski²

¹Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje, Institute of Plant Protection and Agricultural Technics, Department of entomology, Republic of North Macedonia; ²Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Forest Sciences Landscape Architecture and Environmental Engineering ”Hans Em”, Republic of North Macedonia

BIOREMEDIATION OF PESTICIDE-CONTAMINATED SOIL USING MICROORGANISMS FROM PETROLEUM-IMPACTED ENVIRONMENTS

Mihail Zhupan¹, Dzoko Kungulovski¹, Igor Pavlovski²

¹University Ss Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Dr. Kungulovski, Skopje, North Macedonia

10:30am - 12:00pm

SES-P-PHPP-04: Phytomedicine - Plant Protection_Poster Presentation
Location: Ohrid Hall
Session Chair: Rade Rusevski, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food Skopje

BIO–ECOLOGY, COMPETIVENESS AND CONTROL OF LAMIUM AMPLEXICAULE L. (HENBIT DEADNETTLE)

Zvonko Pacanoski

Faculty of Agriculture Sciences and Food, North Macedonia, Republic of

BIOCONTROL ACTIVITY OF TRICHODERMA ASPERELLUM AGAINST BOTRYTIS CINEREA ON TOMATO: IN VIVO ASSESSMENT

Biljana Kuzmanovska¹, Rade Rusevski¹, Katerina Bandzo Oreshkovikj², Gjorgji Smilkovski¹

¹Faculty of agricultural sciences and food-Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Institite of agriculture-Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of

EVALUATION OF BIXAFEN IN THE CONTROL OF NET BLOTCH DISEASE IN BARLEY

Rade Rusevski¹, Biljana Kuzmanovska¹, Katerina Bandjo Oreshkovikj²

¹Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Institute of Agriculture, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia

HOST PREFERENCE AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF COTTON MEALYBUGS, PHENACOCCUS SOLENOPSIS (TINSLEY, 1898), (HEMIPTERA: PSEUDOCOCCIDAE)

Mohammed Khalaf, Iman Al-Juboori

University of Kut, Iraq

IDENTIFICATION OF FUSARIUM SPECIES CAUSING WATERMELON FRUIT ROT

Đina Konstantin¹, Renata Iličić¹, Ferenc Bagi¹, Nemanja Pavković¹, Slobodan Vlajić², Tatjana Popović Milovanović³

¹Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; ²Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; ³Institute of Plant Protection and Environment, Teodora Drajzera 9, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia

RACE DIVERSITY IN THE POPULATIONS OF PUCCINIA TRITICINA IN THE AREAS OF THE BULGARIAN BLACK SEA COAST

Vanya Ivanova

Agricultural Academy, Dobrudzha Agricultural Institute-General Toshevo, 9521 Bulgaria

HARNESSING NATIVE MICROBIAL ANTAGONISTS FOR ECO-FRIENDLY SUPPRESSION OF SOILBORNE PATHOGENS IN TOBACCO

Igor Pavlovski¹, Luka Aleksovski², Dzoko Kungulovski²

¹Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Dr. Kungulovski, Skopje, North Macedonia; ²Department of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics "Ss Cyril and Methodius" University, Skopje, North Macedonia