The tendency of conventional agriculture to achieve high yields has imposed a need for specialization of production and intensive application of mechanization, irrigation, pesticides, mineral fertilizers and new plant varieties. In this way, on the one hand, the profit of farmers is...

In this paper authors analyzed the importance of investments in human resources. This has been done through an empirical study conducted in Serbian financial sector, in which we measure the impact of human resources index level (HR index) on company business results. Research was implemented in...

The volume contains the papers presented during the International conference entitled:’ Agro-food and rural economy competitiveness in terms of global crisis’, organized by the Faculty of Agro-Food and Environmental Economics from Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Institute Of...

International Scientific Meeting „Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Terms of The Republic of Serbia Strategic Goals Realization within The Danube Region“ (preservation of rural values), which be held in period 6-8th December 2012 on mountain Tara (Republic Serbia), through...

This aim of this paper is to analyse possibilities and potential effects of soft commodity derivative market on the development of risk management practice within the CEE. Agricultural producers and other participants in the soft commodity market in CEE are lacking local commodity market. As a...

Central transition phase, in which there is Serbia, represents a radical turning point in the future development, not only agriculture, but the overall national economy and all of its participants. Consequently, investment in new economic subjects (companies and farms), recapitalization of...

In this paper, the authors analyze the importance of the continuity of business of economic entities engaged in agricultural activity in the Republic of Serbia. Since Serbia is an agricultural country with a significant share of agriculture in the domestic GDP, significant impact of agriculture...

In theory and practice, there comes to increase in focus to digitalization in agriculture, as well as about the rational use of available natural resources, primarily land, water and energy. The use of renewables, such is solar energy, can be done in various purposes, for example for energy...