Open AccessRole of agriculture and multifunctional rural development in Serbia
Author(s) -
Natalija Bogdanov
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
apstract, applied studies in agribusiness and commerce/apstract
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1789-7874
pISSN - 1789-221X
DOI - 10.19041/apstract/2010/5-6/24
Subject(s) - agrarian society , agriculture , serbian , rural area , entrepreneurship , population , rural development , economic growth , rural economics , rural settlement , geography , standard of living , rural population , business , development economics , economics , political science , market economy , sociology , philosophy , linguistics , demography , archaeology , finance , law
Serbia is mostly rural country, as three fourth of its territory make rural areas, while almost half population is living in rural areas. Serbian agriculture is the sector which is very important for the total economy of the country in respect of resources, participation in GDP, employment as well as importance for rural areas and population. This is the only sector in Serbian economy that shows positive foreign trade balance in the recent several years.There are potentials for development of agrarian entrepreneurship on one hand, but on the other, there are constraints in existence of great number of small family farms whereas the huge share could not have commercial profile and could not live only from agricultural activities. The concept of multifunctional development of agriculture and rural areas is still present mostly inscientific and political sphere without clear explanation or interpretation as well as mechanisms of implementation. Serbia’s rural space is heterogenic and devastated in different extent, and therefore extremely complicated for planning of multifunctional development.