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STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN CROATIAN CATTLE INDUSTRY (MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS)
M. Tadić
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
D. Cvitković
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Marina Pavlak
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Sažetak
In the year 1990 Croatia has undergone the deep acting political, social and economic changes. The change of ownership (from social ownership to state ownership), privatization (from state ownership to private ownership) and transition (from self management to market economy). These have also affected agriculture, but due to its' well-known traits and importance, the effects came with a certain delay and at a lower pace. Besides the war effects, these processes have caused substantial structural changes in Croatian agriculture and cattle industry. Therefore, the basic aim of this research was to define the structural changes in Croatian cattle industry after 1990, and to analyze their consequences. The data were provided by the State Statistics Institute, Croatian Livestock Center, FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) and scientific literature. Two periods were analyzed: 1) 1974 until 1990 and 2) 1991 until 2006. Acquired data were analyzed with the appropriate statistical and econometric methods. The results imply the serious crisis in Croatian cattle industry that is a direct consequence of the war, ownership changes, privatization, slow transition and inadequate agricultural policy. These processes involved decentralization and deconcentration in cattle industry, which are completely opposite to the modern tendencies in the world and to the laws of economy. The crisis is manifested by the substantial decrease of the herd size, insufficient and expensive production of the basic cattle industry products, and the low level of the beef, milk and dairy products consumption. After the year 1990, Croatia became the nett importer of these products so that import is few fold higher as compared to the export.
Ključne riječi
cattle industry; structural changes; development
Hrčak ID:
23838
URI
Datum izdavanja:
14.5.2008.
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