Comparative Analysis of Organic Food Markets in the Republic of Serbia and the Neighbouring Countries

Vlahović, Branislav; Užar, Dubravka; Škatarić, Goran

doi:10.2478/contagri-2019-0007

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the current state and the achieved development of organic production in the countries of the region and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Serbia has significant potential for production of organic food, mostly due to its favourable climatic conditions. The comparative analysis in this paper includes the analysis of the areas under organic production, the number of organic producers and the development of organic food markets. Starting from the fact that organic production is still not sufficient in the countries of the region, the aim of this paper is to determine the prospects of organic production and appropriate measures to be taken in order to intensify this type of production in the Republic of Serbia and the neighbouring countries.

References

1. Andrei J.V., Popescu, C., Raluca Ion Andrea, Dobre, Iuliana (2015): From conventional to organic in Romanian agriculture – Impact assessment of a land use changing paradigm, Land use policy, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S02-64837715000599
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
2. Apostolov, S. (2017): Country organic report–Bulgaria: https://www.organic-europe.net/country-info/bulgaria/country-report.html
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
3. Dezseny Z., Drexler Dora (2017): Country organic report–Hungary: https://www.organic-europe.net/country-info/hungary/country-report.html
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
4. https://durmitor.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/organska-proizvodnja-povrca-%E2%80%93-prilika-za-sitne-posjede/
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
5. European Commission, Agriculture and Rural Development Department What is Organic Farming ?(2014).
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
6. Gold, M.V. (2007.): Organic Production and Organic Food: Information Access Tools, Alternative Farming Systems Information Center. USDA National Agricultural Library (2007) Available at: http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/ofp/ofp.shtml
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
7. http://www.organiccentar.rs/organska-proizvodnja/organska-poljoprivreda.html (accessed 27.12.2018)
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
8. IFOAM (2008), retrieved February 5th 2010, from http://www.ifoam.bio/en/organic-landmarks/definition-organicagriculture
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
9. https://www.ifoam-eu.org/en/romania (accessed 27.12.2018)
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
10. Kalentić, M., Stefanović, E., Simić, I., Maerz, U. (2014.): Organic production in Serbia in 2014, the National Association for the Development of Organic Production Serbia Organica, 2014. http://www.kombeg.org.rs/
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
11. März, U., Stolz, T., Kalentić, M., Mišković, N. (2013.): Organic Agriculture in Serbia 2013: At a Glance“, National Association „Serbia Organica“, Beograd.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
12. Padel, S. (2001.): Conversion to organic farming: a typical example of the diffusion of an innovation?, Sociologia Ruralis, 41:40–62.10.1111/1467-9523.00169
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
13. Paraušić, Vesna, Cvijanović, D., Hamović, Vladana (2008): Organic production in the Republic of Serbia - analysis of the situation and directions of development. Economics of Agriculture, 55(4), Beograd.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
14. Sanders, J., Hamm, U., Kuhnert, H., Nieberg, H., Strohm, R. (2014): Reversion of organic farms to conventional farming in Germany, Proceedings of the 4^th ISOFAR Scientific Conference “Building Organic Bridges”, at the Organic World Congress 2014, 13-15 Oct., Istanbul, Turkey.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
15. Schmid, O., Dabbert, S., Eichert, C., Gonzalvez, V., Lampkin, N., Michelsen, J., Slabe, A., Stokkers, R., Stolze, M., Stopes, C., Wollmuthova, P., Vairo, D., Zanoli, R. (2008): Organic Action Plans: Development, implementation and evaluation. A resource manual for the organic food and farming sector, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Switzerland and IFOAM-EU Group, Belgium, p. 7. 11
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
16. Stoian, M., (2003): Ecomarketing, ASE Publishing House, Bucharest, Romania.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
17. Tomić Gordana (2015): Marketing of Organic Agricultural Products, PhD Thesis, Faculty of Economics, University of Kragujevac.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
18. Ugrenović V, Filipović V. (2012): Manual for Organic Production, Beograd.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
19. Vidican Roxana, Rotar I., Carlier, L. (2006): Perspectives of the organic farming in Romania, https://www.ifoameu.org/en/romania
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
20. Vlahović, B., Puškarić, A., Šojić, Sanja (2015): Research into Agricultural Producer’s Motives for Engaging in Organic Production in the Reupublic of Serbia, Economic Insights - Trends and Challenges, Vol.IV (LXVII) No.2-2015, page 31-39. Ploiesti, Romania.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
21. Willer, H., Kilcher, L. (2010): The World of Organic Agriculture – Statistics and Emerging Trends 2010. IFOAM, Bonn; FiBL, Frick; ITC, Genf. http://www.organic-world.net/yearbook-2010.html.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
22. Znaor Z., (2017): Country organic report – Croatia: https://www.organic-europe.net/country-info/croatia/country-report.html
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
23. Government Decision No.759/2010 (accessed 27.12.2018)
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
24. https://statistics.fibl.org/ (accessed 27.12.2018)
Search in Google Scholar Back to article

Comparative Analysis of Organic Food Markets in the Republic of Serbia and the Neighbouring Countries

Abstract

Paradigm

My account