1、SKILLING UP THE WESTERN BALKANS AGRI-FOOD SECTORFinal report SKILLING UP THE WESTERN BALKANS AGRI-FOOD SECTOR|02 Manuscript completed in May 2025.Authors:Branka Andjelkovic(Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini Srl SB FGB),Riccardo Apreda(FGB),Lga Baltina(FGB),Terence Hogarth(FGB),Kacper Nosarzewski(FGB),Ioa

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5、this publication as:European Training Foundation(2025),Skilling up the Western Balkans agri-food sector;Foresight report,Turin,Italy.SKILLING UP THE WESTERN BALKANS AGRI-FOOD SECTOR|03 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors would like to thank the participants in the workshops organised for this analysis for p

6、roviding their valuable insights and expertise.SKILLING UP THE WESTERN BALKANS AGRI-FOOD SECTOR|04 CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 3 CONTENTS 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 The ETF“Skilling-up the West Balkans Agri-food Sector”project 6 Opportunities and challenges of the agri-food sector 7 Technological and non-te