Naslov
MOTIVATION, POSSIBILITIES AND RISK SOURCES IN HAZELNUT PRODUCTION: CASE OF SMALLHOLDER FARM IN CROATIA

Autori
Reljić, Marko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of online International Scientific Conference "Quality Soil as a Pathway to Healthy Food in the EU- Challenges to 2030" / Massanyi, Peter ; Bandlerova, Anna ; Palšova, Lucia ; Capcarova, Marcela - Nitra, 2021, 71-78

ISBN
978-80-552-2403-9

Skup
Quality Soil as a Pathway to Healthy Food in the EU - Challenges to 2030

Mjesto i datum
Nitra, Slovačka, 19.10.2021. - 21.10.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
fruit production, hazelnuts, food safety, certificates

Sažetak
Agriculture in Croatia is a very important sector contributing 3.3% to Croatian GDP in 2020, which is almost double the contribution of agriculture in the EU. Although the number of farms in both the EU and Croatia has declined sharply over the last decade, the number of farms in Croatia has been increasing slightly since 2017 reaching 170 837 in 2020. This slight increase could be due to the opportunities provided by Croatia's EU membership and access to different types of financial instruments, such as larger subsidies, various measures and funds, especially under the EU CAP. As in the EU, over 2/3 of farms in Croatia are small farms with less than 5 ha of land. In the period 2014-2018, the area under cultivation for all types of production in Croatia decreased, except fruit production which increased (at a rate of 11.8%), and one of the crops whose area under cultivation almost doubled is hazelnut. According to FAO (2019), hazelnuts were grown on 5 530 ha in Croatia, which makes them one of the most important fruit crops in terms of cultivated area, along with walnuts, apples and plums. There are many reasons and motivations for entering hazelnut production. Some of them are the favorable agro- ecological conditions, relatively low planting costs, lower maintenance costs and plant protection requirements compared to other fruits, easier and longer storage without investing in expensive refrigeration equipment, etc. On the other hand, subsidies, which have multiplied in fruit production since EU accession, and access to various investment measures (e.g. funds for Rural Development) can also serve as motivation. EU accession has also improved and facilitated the possibilities of marketing hazelnuts to a wider market, which increasingly demands healthy, high quality and safe products produced according to the principles of good agricultural practice. In the marketing of hazelnuts, in addition to reducing production risks for producers and increasing safety for consumers, the numerous production certificates such as GlobalGAP, HACCP, organic farming certainly help. All this makes hazelnut production a promising branch of agriculture in Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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