Agroeconomia Croatica, Vol. 2 No. 1, 2012.
Preliminary communication
Commercial livestock family farms in Serbia - the current situation and challenges
Vlade Zarić
; Poljoprivredni fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Beograd-Zemun, Srbija
Aleksandra Deljanin
Danijela Petković
Abstract
Private farms make up the largest number of farms in the Republic of Serbia and own the most of arable land. Because of their size, many of these farms have no economic future. However, it should be noted that in this group there are commercial farms that are intensively involved in agricultural farming and/or livestock production. These farms have the prospect of sustaining and developing. The aim of the research was to investigate the position of largest cattle farms in the family group of commercial farms. The survey was conducted on a sample of 52 farms which made 5 focus groups. The results show that successful farms are dealing with milk production and fattening cattle, but they also have income outside agriculture. They consider that the environment for business is not regulated in the best manner and the position of farms in the marketing chain is deteriorating. Communication with research institutions, extension services seems to be very important. Farmers estimate that about one third of farms will survive in the future. Structural changes in agriculture will take place and education will be more important.
Keywords
family farms; the marketing chain; education
Hrčak ID:
94527
URI
Publication date:
1.3.2012.
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