National Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy (NARDS). Country/Territory Serbia Document type Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Sustainable development Agricultural development Poverty Policy/planning Public participation Sustainable use Cooperative/producer organization Extension Research Capacity building Financial agricultural measures Fiscal and market measures Rural employment Social protection Agricultural commodities Processing/handling Climate change Land reform Cultural heritage Food quality control/food safety Food waste Subsidy/incentive Internal trade International trade Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Animal health Disasters Institution Plant protection Rural youth Geographical area Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA Entry into force notes 2014-2020 Abstract National Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy (NARDS) is a national cross-sectoral strategy of Serbia covering the period 2014-2020. Its main goals include increasing production growth and stability of producers’ incomes; competitiveness improvement with adjustment to the requirements of domestic and international markets and with technological and technical improvement of the sector; sustainable resources management and environmental protection; improvement of the quality of life in rural areas and poverty reduction; efficient public policy management and institutional framework improvement for agricultural and rural areas development. Full text English