 The Stefanowski family from the village of Egre in Bitola municipality have had a long tradition in agriculture They wanted to modernize their farm, but that was difficult to achieve with their land fragmented into 27 tiny parcels scattered in different locations across the field The majority of farms in North Macedonia are smaller than two hectares Compared to the average farm size of 16.6 hectares in the European Union In addition, small family farms in the country are often fragmented into five or more small Irregularly shaped parcels distant from each other making agricultural production expensive and inefficient Inefficient and obsolete agricultural infrastructure such as access roads and irrigation and drainage systems Is an additional challenge facing farmers To address these issues the European Union and the Food Agricultural Organization of the United Nations FAO Created the mainland project supporting agricultural land consolidation in North Macedonia A process of consolidating land parcels with the aim to increase their size Optimize their shape and improve the necessary agricultural infrastructure In the active land consolidation project areas Mainland has worked to reduce the number of land parcels by at least 50 percent The results in Egre are impressive. Here the number of land parcels was reduced by almost fourfold From 874 to 260 parcels Thus out of 27 parcels Slav now has six parcels with regular ships And an average size of 2.2 hectares The newly formed parcels now have better access to agricultural infrastructure Thanks to the project investments in access roads and drainage and irrigation channels We have more than the old parcels The production of the parcels has been slow for working hours or working days We have time to work After a while, we have more time to rest Especially for young farmers who have a rest Of course, they can go somewhere to rest for a year You can do that Slavsam Dimitar says this could encourage young farmers to stay in the country. Improved irrigation and drainage systems will not only contribute to greater productivity of agricultural production but will also increase its resilience to extreme weather conditions such as floods, storms and droughts. In the European Union, land conciliation is a well proven multi-purpose instrument, which facilitates implementation of projects that integrate multiple public objectives, such as nature restoration, infrastructure construction and measures to tackle climate change. This is the case with the ongoing land conciliation in the villages of Logavadi and Optichare, where the planning of land reallotment is combined with the construction of the expressway from Bitola to the Greek border. The integration of the two projects is a win-win solution for both the farmers and the government. Farmers will benefit from an improved structure of their parcels. Thus the damage from the expressway construction is mitigated and smooth construction of the planned infrastructure is enabled. The FAO project team and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy have been working with multiple partners, including the Agency for Real Estate Cadastra, the National Extension Agency, local governments, farmers' organizations and the private sector. To ensure that country is able to mainstream and scale up the national land conciliation program country-wide based on local needs. I am joined by the other members of our community, who will ask about the fact that it will be implemented in the right place for living. I am sure that the benefits, as I said earlier, we will see them very soon and I hope that with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, the European Union, the FAO organizations and all of the other countries, we will be able to move forward in the course of this process during the North Macedonian Republic. The implementation of the national land conciliation program supported by Mainland has positioned North Macedonia as a leader in the region in implementing such complex structural land reforms. The project involves women at every level and ensures women's equal access to agricultural land in the process of land conciliation. From family farmers and land owners to ministry officials, women play a significant role in Mainland. With the restitution of nationalized agricultural land to its private owners, Mariana Kapkowska-Angeleska, a woman farmer from the village of Dubjani in the municipality of Dolaneni, inherited land property from her grandfather, which she could not use because it was fragmented into 65 parcels. There are no laws for consolidation, you don't know how much we are a striker. When we are convinced that we are a whole family, that we have one family, they start working for our good. With the savings that farmers achieve by cultivating larger consolidated land, they can expand their business and invest in modern agricultural mechanization. 9% and 8% of farmers are working with small fergusons, tractors and small mechanizations for small surfaces. We can no longer produce about 20-25% of those tractors. So small is a lot of money for that. If I had my land of about 80 acres, for example, to give me half of my land, to give me 40 acres, if I had it, I would probably have 50 acres of tractors. Through over 200 awareness-raising events and meetings, landowners and local communities have been actively engaged in the main land project to learn about the importance of land consolidation and their active participation in the process. Landowners are the ultimate decision makers in the process of planning the land reallotment and the necessary investments in agricultural infrastructure improvements. For over 20 years, the European Union is supporting land consolidation through the rural development programs of the member states. Land consolidation activities are often integrated with measures to support sustainable and climate-resistant agriculture, nature conservation, environmental protection and rural development. This links land consolidation to the European Green Deal, a new growth strategy which aims to transform the European Union into a fair and prosperous society with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy. Land consolidation ensures our food systems are sustainable and fit for the future.