Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.18047/poljo.30.1.12

The Attitudes of Organic Producers with Regard to the Organic Agriculture in the Republic of Croatia

Irena Pugelnik ; Croatian Parliament, Trg Svetog Marka 6, 10000 Zagreb Croatia
Andrijana Rebekić orcid.org/0000-0003-1291-4769 ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, 31000 Osijek
Sanja Jelić Milković orcid.org/0000-0003-0505-6970 ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, 31000 Osijek
Ružica Lončarić ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Vladimira Preloga 1, 31000 Osijek

Abstract

To strengthen the competitiveness of organic agriculture in the Republic of Croatia, it is crucial to recognize the organic producers’ positions, possibilities, beliefs, and attitudes. With this aim, a survey was conducted among 236 organic producers from five Croatian regions according to their gender, age, level of education, and the region they operate in. A broad spectrum of statements about the factors that can affect the competitiveness of Croatian organic agriculture were offered to the respondents. The survey used closed-ended questions. To analyze the manufacturers’ opinions on the offered statements, a five-point Likert scale and chi-squared test (χ²) were used, along with descriptive statistics. The research results proved that the producers consider oral recommendations about the quality of their products to be crucial for strengthening competitiveness, followed by a collective organic producers’ action, participation in specialized fairs, and a legal framework of organic production formed by the laws and bylaws.

Keywords

organic agriculture; competitiveness; organic producers; Republic of Croatia

Hrčak ID:

318040

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/318040

Publication date:

20.6.2024.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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