The Economics of Tobacco Farming in North Macedonia - Myths and Realities (2023)

The Economics of Tobacco Farming in North Macedonia - Myths and Realities (2023)

Tobacco farming is on the decline in North Macedonia. There is a decreasing trend in the number of cultivated hectares of tobacco and in the number of signed contracts with tobacco buyers. The number of tobacco farmers is decreasing: in 2020, the number of tobacco farmers was 19,702, which is less than half of the number it was in 2010 (42,622). Tobacco producers are relatively older, suggesting that younger generations are not very interested in tobacco farming. Most tobacco farmers struggle financially, living with an average monthly income below the average net monthly wage and below the value of the minimum household consumer basket.

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