Review article

STIMULATING MORE INDEPENDENT MARKET APPROACH: ATTITUDES OF CROATIAN FARMERS

Tamara Cvrtnjak ; Fakultet organizacije i informatike Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Varaždin
Ksenija Vuković ; Katedra za gospodarstvo, Fakultet organizacije i informatike Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Varaždin
Irena Kedmenec ; Katedra za gospodarstvo, Fakultet organizacije i informatike Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Varaždin

Abstract

In this article we are trying to determine the attitudes of Croatian farmers towards the subsidies and their readiness for independent approach to the European market. In order to test the hypotheses, an empirical research was performed, based on the sample of 106 farmers from the Varaždin County. We have examined farmers’ characteristics, the size of their agricultural production and subsidies they received for agricultural production. We were interested in farmers' attitudes towards subsidies and their views in relation to the Croatian accession to the European Union. The results show that their attitudes towards subsidies depend on the proportion of the subsidies in the agricultural revenue. Farmers who are more dependent on the state support are not ready for the independent performance on the market. Regarding the attitudes towards accession to the European Union, Croatian farmers are afraid of uncertain future. However, respondents with greater revenues from agricultural activities were more sure of their competence for competing in the European market.

Keywords

farmers; subsidies; the European Union

Hrčak ID:

104533

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/104533

Publication date:

28.6.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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