Stručni rad

Overview of livestock production and current agricultural policy measures

Ornella Mikuš orcid.org/0000-0001-8116-3159 ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Tihana Kovačićek ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Mateja Jež Rogelj orcid.org/0000-0002-7259-8019 ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Sažetak

The livestock sector in Croatia is characterised by a low level of productivity and a lack of competitiveness. In addition, after Croatia's accession to the EU, the number of sows was reduced by 30%, which had an impact on the decline in pork production. Beef production also fell by around 10%. The largest drop in production was recorded in the dairy cattle breeding sector, as evidenced by a sharp 35% drop in the number of dairy cows compared to the year 2012, before EU accession. In the livestock sector, only growth was recorded in the production of poultry meat and stability in the production of eggs. From 2020, the livestock sector experience high input price inflation caused by the COVID-19 disease and the war in Ukraine. From 2023, an additional problem is African swine fever, which has reduced the trade in live animals and meat. The production of sheep and goats has increased in the last ten years and is primarily an additional source of income for the economy. Croatia does not produce enough animal products for its needs and makes up for this by importing live animals, meat and milk. The products we export are usually exported in the form of raw materials without added value, while we import more complex and expensive products. Most of the production in the livestock sector is highly dependent on public subsidies in terms of income, which do not lead to improvements in this sector. Agricultural policy in the period 2023-2027 endeavours to solve the sector's economic, social, environmental and climate problems in a sustainable way. The aim of this paper is to describe the situation of the livestock sector based on the main statistical indicators from 2013 to 2022 and to present agricultural policy measures to improve the sector.

Ključne riječi

livestock sector; indicators; agricultural policy; interventions

Hrčak ID:

317780

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/317780

Datum izdavanja:

14.5.2024.

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