Naslov
Food production and rural development – Croatian perspective within the European context

Autori
Franić, Ramona ; Jurišić, Žaklina ; Gelo, Ružica

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, pp prezentacija, znanstveni

Skup
4th CASEE Conference "Food and Biomass Production - Basis for a Sustainable Rural Development"

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 01.07.2013. - 03.07.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Plenarno

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
agriculture; food production; rural development; Croatia; EU

Sažetak
On the basis of secondary literature review and comparative statistical database analyse, this research tries to answer three main questions: how important is agricultural and food sector for Croatian economy, why is Croatian agriculture uncompetitive compared to sectors in majority of the EU countries and what mechanisms of CAP could be used to improve agricultural competitiveness and sustain and develop rural life. Results show that agriculture and food processing industry are rather important for Croatian economy, contributing with more than 9% in the total GDP, with about 11% in total export and import and with more than 20% in total employment. However, within the EU context, agricultural and food sector is of little importance with a share of only about 1% in main economic indicators. Despite favourable natural resources, numerous reasons (historical, organizational, economic and institutional) explain difficult situation in agriculture and in rural areas (low competitiveness, unfavourable demographic structure in rural areas etc.). Policy makers are trying to resolve these issues, now by available CAP mechanisms of income support and rural development. Despite considerable financial resources available for Croatian farmers, there is fear that the funds will not be adequately utilized. However, results of the previous research suggest that Croatian agriculture and food production still has a chance to survive and grow within European political and economic circumstances.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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