Potential of organic production from the perspective of youth in Serbia

Organic agriculture in Serbia is represented by only 0.4% of total agricultural production, which places Serbia at the back of list of European countries and countries in the region. Such production should be part of a rural development strategy. The aim of this work was to establish what would be t...

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Published in:Ekonomika poljoprivrede (1979) 2022-01, Vol.69 (2), p.411-424
Main Authors: Bajagić, Marija, Stošić, Nemanja, Rašković, Vera, Cvijanović, Vojin, Đukić, Vojin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agribusiness
Agricultural production
Business education
Development strategies
Economic development
Environmental economics
Environmental protection
Financial planning
Financial support
Food
Food quality
Motivation
Natural & organic foods
Natural resources
Organic farming
organic production
Pesticides
Plant production
Plant protection
potential
Respondents
Rural areas
Rural development
serbia
Students
Surveys
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable development
Tourism
Young adults
youth
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Summary:Organic agriculture in Serbia is represented by only 0.4% of total agricultural production, which places Serbia at the back of list of European countries and countries in the region. Such production should be part of a rural development strategy. The aim of this work was to establish what would be the motivation of young people to start organic production, on which the perspective of this production depends. A survey conducted on 100 young people, students of the Unit for Agricultural and Business Studies and Tourism was used as a method of work. The results of the survey were summarized, presented as a percentage and described. The results of the survey indicate that 70% of respondents would like to engage in organic plant production, primarily due to the production of high quality food and environmental protection. However, the main shortcomings are insufficient information, insufficient financial support, difficult plant protection and insufficiently organized purchase of products. Most young people would choose to engage in fruit growing (53%).
ISSN:0352-3462
2334-8453
DOI:10.5937/ekoPolj2202411B