Geodetic companies working to provide assistance in the Macedonian land consolidation process are receiving special training today in a workshop at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy in Skopje.

The training workshop on conducting feasibility studies for ten selected areas with the highest potential for land consolidation is being held for geodetic companies by the European Union-funded Mainstreaming of the National Land Consolidation Programme (MAINLAND) project, implemented by FAO together with the Macedonian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy.

The main objective of the workshop is to support the private geodetic companies in developing the skills and knowledge they’ll need to conduct land consolidation feasibility studies in the villages of Logovardi, Opticari, Trn and Zabeni in Bitola Municipality; in Stojakovo in Bogdanci Municipality; in Cheshinovo, Chiflik, Sokolarci and Spanchevo in Cheshinovo-Obleshevo Municipality; and in Carev Dvor in Resen Municipality.