Glasnik Zaštite Bilja, Vol. 39 No. 5, 2016.
Original scientific paper
Vegetable production in the Republic of Croatia: current situation and opportunities
Ivo Grgić
orcid.org/0000-0003-3900-4925
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Lari Hadelan
orcid.org/0000-0002-8499-0771
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Lucija Baškarić
; Poljoprivredna škola Zagreb
Marina Šmidlehner
; Srednja škola “ARBORETUM OPEKA” Marčan
Magdalena Zrakić
orcid.org/0000-0002-0577-1109
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Abstract
The paper examined the changes in Croatian vegetable-growing sector as a whole and at the level of certain significant vegetables varieties (tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and cabbage) in the period from 2000 to 2015. The research focused on changes affecting producers who placed their produce on the market and did not include the production of vegetables in gardens that was primarily intended for subsistence consumption. During the analysed period the production of vegetables fluctuated. Since total production volume was not sufficient to satisfy domestic needs, the observed discrepancies were supplemented by import. Projections for the period until 2020 predicted a further decrease of surface area involved in the production of researched vegetable varieties, accompanied by the increase of production volume achieved through higher yields. The future development of vegetable production should be based on better utilization of available capacities and an increase in production intensity, while focusing on consumption and processing industry needs. Our research examined the data obtained by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Croatia, the Croatian Chamber of Economy (CCE) and previous research. The analysis and 2016 projection of production were performed by applying the trend method, namely a polynomial of the first degree: Yc = a ± bx.
Keywords
vegetable production; Republic of Croatia; European Union; current situation; opportunities
Hrčak ID:
168265
URI
Publication date:
2.11.2016.
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