Blagoja Mukanov M.Sc. Email & Phone Number

Skopje, Republic Of Macedonia

CEO of Ag Futura Technologies

Skopje, Skopski, North Macedonia

• Founder of Centre for Digital Agriculture
• Curriculum developer🔑 Key components of the Center:
• EDUCATION for digital agriculture (DA) and precision agriculture (PA) with a high degree of applicability
• CONSULTING for introduction of DA/PA
• AGRO TECHNICAL SERVICES for performing precise operations using drones

• CARBONICA – Carbon Initiative for Climate-resilient Agriculture
• Establishing CARBONICA Excellence Hub by connecting the innovation ecosystems of Cyprus, Greece and North Macedonia, while enhancing their TRL as service providers, based on cutting-edge technologies
• Establishing access to excellence to all relevant stakeholders in the QH of the WC, as well as strengthen regional innovation capacity guided by long-term joint R&I strategy in the carbon farming field

• CODECS – Maximising the CO-benefits of agricultural Digitalisation through conducive digital ECoSystems
• Co-develop, together with farmers and AKIS actors, user-friendly approaches, methods, and tools able to document the co-benefits and the costs of technologies applied to real contexts
• Improve the collective capacity to understand, assess and foresee the full range of benefits and costs of farm digitalization, and to build digital ecosystems that maximize the net benefits of digitalization

• ICAERUS – Innovations and Capacity building in Agricultural Environmental and Rural Uav Services
• Explore opportunities and provide a more complete and interconnected account of the potential and impact of drones as multi-purpose vehicles in EU agriculture, forestry and rural areas
• Showcase and support, through application, the effective, efficient and safe deployment of drones as well as, identify the risks and added values associated with their use

• Policy evaluation for attractiveness of rural areas in North Macedonia
• Policy recommendations for rural attractiveness (agricultural extension, VET education, rural economy, rural infrastructure)

• CITIES2030 – Co-creating resIlient and susTaInable food systEms towardS FOOD2030
• Analysis of Balkan Countries Quadruple Helix in the area of sustainable food systems

Skopje, Skopski, North Macedonia

• PLOUTOS – A Sustainable Innovation Framework to rebalance agri-food value chains
• Analysis of food waste and food surpluses in agro food value chains in North Macedonia and Serbia

Skopje, Skopski, North Macedonia

• Traceability in the agro-food value chain: The case of Western Balkans and Central Asia

• B-FERST – Bio-Based FERtilising products as the best practice for agricultural management SusTainability
• Industry analysis for bio based fertilizers; Secondary analysis for markets for bio based fertilizers
• Development of framework for business development for seven bio based fertilizers (TRL 7)

• Curriculum developer in the area of Agriculture 4.0

• Curriculum developer in the area of digital and precision agriculture

Switzerland

• Managed a multinational team and oversaw projects related to ICTs in Agriculture
• Played a crucial role in establishing the organizational structure and implementing a system of procedures for the Sector of Business Development and Project Development

Arlington, Virginia

• Assessment of broader economic impact of usage of drip irrigation in the sunflower and soybean production in the Republic of Macedonia

• Supply function model for fruits and vegetables in the United States

Skopje Macedonia

• Industry Analysis – Frozen and Dehydrated fruits and vegetables

Skopje, Macedonia

• Creating a model for assessment the broader economic impact of implementation of drip irrigation in corn production in the Republic of Macedonia

Skopje, Skopski, North Macedonia

• Reforms in the Sanitary and Phytosanitary System in the Republic of MacedoniaPolicy Advisor - Agriculture and Rural Development at Government of the Republic of MacedoniaCabinet of Vice Prime Minister

Skopje, Skopski, North Macedonia

• Developed Public Expenditure Policy for Agriculture and Rural Development
• Developed Policy for Agricultural Cooperatives
• Managed governmental body for reforms in the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Policy
• Involved in the creation of the Macedonia Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (2013-2017)
• Created social safety nets in rural areas
• Involved in the creation of the reforms in the tax system for the agricultural sector

Skopje, Skopski, North Macedonia

• Analysis of the economic impact of the reforms in the water management system in the agricultural sector in the Republic of MacedoniaPolicy Advisor - Agriculture and Rural Development at Government of the Republic of.

Skopje, Skopski, North Macedonia

• Public Expenditure Policy for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Republic of Macedonia for the year 2014Policy Advisor - Agriculture and Rural Development at Government of the Republic of MacedoniaCabinet of Vice.

Skopje, Skopski, North Macedonia

• Model for taxation in the agricultural sector in the Republic of MacedoniaPolicy Advisor - Agriculture and Rural Development at Government of the Republic of MacedoniaCabinet of Vice Prime Minister

Skopje, Skopski, North Macedonia

• Review of the National Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Republic of Macedonia (2014-2020)Policy Advisor - Agriculture and Rural Development at Government of the Republic of MacedoniaCabinet of Vice.

Skopje, Republic Of Macedonia

• Representing "Agriland” AD Skopje in the industry, in front of the Government and public agencies, the media and the public
• Developed relationships with key senior executives among the industry
• Presided at meetings on the Board of Directors and meeting with business partners
• Established annual performance objectives for the Executive Director and prepare and conduct the annual performance review of the Executive Director
• Review and approval of annual budgets
• Communication and negotiations with potential foreign investors 🏅 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

Skopje, Skopski, North Macedonia

• Public Expenditure Policy for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Republic of Macedonia for the year 2013Policy Advisor - Agriculture and Rural Development at Government of the Republic of MacedoniaCabinet of Vice.

Skopje, Skopski, North Macedonia

• Policy for Agricultural Cooperatives in the Republic of MacedoniaPolicy Advisor - Agriculture and Rural Development at Government of the Republic of MacedoniaCabinet of Vice Prime Minister

Skopje, Skopski, North Macedonia

• Policy for seasonal employment in the processing industry of agricultural products in the Republic of MacedoniaPolicy Advisor - Agriculture and Rural Development at Government of the Republic of MacedoniaCabinet of.

Skopje, Skopski, North Macedonia

• Public Expenditure Policy for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Republic of Macedonia for the year 2012Policy Advisor - Agriculture and Rural Development at Government of the Republic of MacedoniaCabinet of Vice.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Reviewing Public Expenditure Policy in ECA region
• Reviewing Land Consolidation Policy in ECA region

Skopje, Republic Of Macedonia

• Installed greenhouse production capacity for vegetable production
• Developed and implemented a wholesale strategy
• Developed marketing strategy for local and international markets
• Developed local and international distribution channels for fresh fruits and vegetables🏅 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
• Fully operational greenhouse production capacity for producing vegetables (area: 1 hectare)
• Established local and international markets for export and distribution of Frenkavel🏪 Macedonia – Veropoulos; Slovenia – Mercator; Serbia – Mercator; Belarus – Savit; Bulgaria; Greece; Austria

Skopje, Republic Of Macedonia

• Assessed needs for Training and Education in the agricultural sector
• Assisted and provided trainings for individual farmers in the area of agribusiness
• Surveyed and analysed farmers’ opinion and formulated regional policy for farmers’ support 🏅 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
• Organized more than 10 seminars for managers in the agribusiness
• Training needs Assessment in the Agricultural sector in the Republic of Macedonia

Skopje, Skopski, North Macedonia

• Training needs assessment in the Agricultural Sector in the Republic of Macedonia

Strumica, Republic Of Macedonia

• Managed the service department of FFRM in the south east region of Macedonia
• Coordinated members of FFRM in the South East region of Macedonia
• Implemented FFRM’s every day policy
• Trainer in the area of business development and food marketing🏅 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
• Increased association members from 7 to 15
• Preformed over 10 seminars and trainings for business planning and agricultural marketing

Ljubljana, Slovenia

• Associate member in the organizational committee - Business Conference Portoroz
• Managed the local office for Master Studies in the Republic of Macedonia 🏅 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
• Established extension for MBA studies from the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana in the Republic of Macedonia
• Participated for 3 years in the organizational committee of the biggest Business Conference in the Western Balkan – “Business Conference Portoroz”

Skopje, Skopski, North Macedonia

• Establishment of local office for the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, in the Republic of Macedonia

Doctorand (Ph.D.), Agriculture Economics

Graduate Certificate In International Development With Emphasis On Applied Economics And Management, International Development - Applied Economics And Management

Activities and Societies: BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS, International Exchange AlumniGraduate studies in International.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Marketing

Activities and Societies: Alumni Radovljice

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Economics

Activities and Societies: AEGEE Europe, European Students' Forum, Member