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Welcome to the SMARTLABOR Repository – Your Open Database for Smart Agriculture and Skills Development in the Western Balkans

The SMARTLABOR repository provides open access to a wide range of methodologies, tools, and resources to advance smart agriculture and related skills. Its mission is to support informed policymaking across the region by encouraging the adoption of technological innovations and promoting sustainable growth in the agricultural sector.

Within the repository, you’ll find a variety of resources—from surveys and policy roadmaps to interactive maps and research tools—tailored to the needs of civil society organizations, policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders. All materials developed through the SMARTLABOR project are free to download, replicate, and reuse, contributing to capacity building and fostering evidence-based policymaking.

Discover national and regional actors in the Western Balkans, access workshop content, explore policy recommendations, and visualize key stakeholders through interactive maps. Use this platform as a resource hub to collaborate, innovate, and shape the future of agriculture through smart specialization.

The SMARTLABOR repository serves as a lasting knowledge platform for all stakeholders—CSOs, government institutions, researchers, and businesses—committed to advancing smart agriculture, innovation, and sustainable development.

Get started today! Explore the SMARTLABOR repository, share your resources, and join us in building a smarter agricultural future for the Western Balkans.

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ETF
2025

Bridging Sustainability and Digital Gaps In the Agri-Food Sector: Insights From a Study on the Related Skills Needs of Small Farms in Serbia

Andjelkovic, B., Jakobi, T., & Mitrovich, M. (2025). Bridging Sustainability and Digital Gaps In the Agri-Food Sector: Insights From a Study on the Related Skills Needs of Small Farms in Serbia. In U.Bardak. T. Hogarth, C. Fratalia & E.Thorpe (Eds.),From Skills Anticipation to Skills Action: Collection of Articles to Understand Skills Demand in EU Neighbouring Countries (pp 19-28). European Training Foundation https://www.etf.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2025-04/From%20skills%20anticipation%20to%20skills%20action_Collection%20of%20articles.pdf

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ETF
2024

SKILLING UP THE WESTERN BALKANS AGRIFOOD SECTOR Foresight report (draft)

European Training Foundation (ETF). (2024). Skilling Up the Western Balkans AgriFood Sector Foresight Report (Draft). European Training Foundation. https://openspace.etf.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-11/Foresight%20Report_DRAFT_0.pdf

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ETF
2022

Identifying technological changes and skills needs in the Western Balkan agri-food sector ​

ETF. (2022). Identifying technological changes and skills needs in the Western Balkan agri-food sector. European Training Foundation. https://www.etf.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-10/Clean_Cross-country%20report%20v.5.0.pdf

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MDMPI
2024

Analysis of Food Supply Chain Digitalization Opportunities in the Function of Sustainability of Food Placement in the Western Balkans Region

Marić, D., Vukmirović, G., Marić, R., Nuševa, D., Leković, K., & Vučenović, S. (2024). Analysis of Food Supply Chain Digitalization Opportunities in the Function of Sustainability of Food Placement in the Western Balkans Region. MDPI. Sustainability, 16(1), 2. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/1/2

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Research Gate
2023

Practice-Integrated Study Programs in Agriculture Sciences for A Better School to Work Transition in Albania and Kosovo: A Stakeholders Overview

Marku, D., Tafaj, M., Hoxha-Jahja, A., & Kainulainen, P. (2023). Practice-Integrated Study Programs in Agriculture Sciences for A Better School to Work Transition in Albania and Kosovo: A Stakeholders Overview. Research Gate. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dorjan-Marku/publication/381295950_Practice-Integrated_Study_Programs_in_Agriculture_Sciences_for_A_Better_School_to_Work_Transition_in_A

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Agronomyjournal
2021

CURRICULUM DESIGN OF “SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS” MASTER PROGRAMME IN WESTERN BALKANS

Toader, M., & Roman, G. V. (2021). Curriculum design of “Sustainable Food Production Systems” master programme in Western Balkans. Agronomy Journal, 1, 97-110. https://agronomyjournal.usamv.ro/pdf/2021/issue_1/Art97.pdf

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Agriecon
2020

Technical efficiency of agriculture in Western Balkan countries undergoing the process of EU integration

Marcikić Horvat, A., Matkovski, B., Zekić, S., & Radovanov, B. (2020). Technical efficiency of agriculture in Western Balkan countries undergoing the process of EU integration. Agriecon, 20(2), 29-45. https://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/pdfs/age/2020/02/02.pdf

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Research Gate
2024

Books of proceedings: Village and Agriculture

Faculty of Agriculture, Bijeljina. (2024). Books of proceedings: Village and Agriculture. Research Gate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374557434_Book_of_proceedings-2023-E

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Bybit
2017

The Agriculture sector in Western Balkans – some characteristics development

Nikolić, R., Fedajev, A., Stefanović, V., & Ilić, S. (2017). The Agriculture Sector in Western Balkans – Some Characteristics of Development. Bybit. https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/the-agriculture-sector-in-western-balkans-some-characteristics-of-development/viewer

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The World Bank
2009

The Changing Face od Rural space: Agriculture and Rural Development in the Western Balkans

Lampietti, J. A., Lugg, D. G., Van der Celen, P., & Branczik, A. (2009). The Changing Face of Rural Space: Agriculture and Rural Development in the Western Balkans. The World Bank. https://books.google.ba/books?hl=en&lr=&id=f_QZ0NuBAsAC&oi=fnd&pg=PR5&dq=AGRIFOOD+SECTOR+%26+SKILLS+Western+Balkan&ots=p6knuYQWtu&sig=b6C5bP3fPvWP8OpjtOj9m7ycQwc&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=AGRIFOOD%20SECTOR%20%26%20SKILLS

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