Market imperfections and subsistence farming: the case of Kosovo

and Subsistence Farming: The Case of Kosovo. Contributed paper presented at the 100th seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economics (EAAE), ‘Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas in Central and Eastern Europe’, Novi Sad, Serbia, 21-23 June. Affiliation Sophie Davidova: Kent Business School, University of Kent, UK Affiliation Yann: SMART Abstract With data from the Agricultural Household Survey of 2004, carried out by the Statistical Office of Kosovo, and a methodology derived from a household model framework, the paper investigates whether there are market deficiencies on input or output side, which impede farm commercialisation in Kosovo. The results suggest that market imperfections deepen the subsistence character of farming in the region. The imperfections appear to be mainly in the land market