Economic effects of intensifying production of main field crops

Abstract

The starting hypothesis of the present study was the assumption that the intensity of production of main field crops on family farms can be raised to a higher level by rational use of mineral fertilizers as one of the fastest, simplest and economically most rational measures. The determination/resolution to increase the level of intensity of production of main crops in this way has derived from the results of the survey conducted on 75 family farms in Vojvodina, which showed that family farms, despite the performed analysis of soil fertility and received recommendations from the expert agricultural services for optimum application of mineral fertilizers, in most cases (73%) did not respect obtained recommendations. Therefore the aim of this paper is to estimate the economic effects of the intensifying production of main field crops on family farms through rational use of mineral fertilizers. The obtained results show that the most significant economic effects of intensifying production can be achieved on farms of 10-20 ha of arable land.

U ovom radu pošlo se od pretpostavke da se intenzivnost proizvodnje osnovnih ratarskih useva na porodičnim gazdinstvima može podići na viši nivo racionalnim utroškom mineralnih đubriva, kao jednom od najbržih, najjednostavnijih i ekonomski najracionalnijih mera. Opredeljenje da se na ovaj način poveća nivo intenzivnosti proizvodnje osnovnih ratraskih useva proizašla je iz rezultata Ankete sprovedene na 75 porodičnih gazdinstava sa područja Vojvodine, koja je pokazala da porodična gazdinstva, i pored urađenih analiza zemljišta i dobijenih preporuka od strane stručnih poljoprivrednih službi za optimalnu primenu mineralnih đubriva, u najvećem broju slučajeva (73%) ne poštuju dobijene preporuke. Otuda je i cilj ovog rada procena ekonomskih efekata intenziviranja proizvodnje osnovnih ratarskih useva na porodičnim gazdinstvima racionalnijim korišćenjem mineralnih đubriva. Dobijeni rezultati pokazali su da se najznačajniji ekonomski efekti od intenziviranja proizvodnje mogu ostvariti na gazdinstvima veličine 10-20ha obradivog zemljišta.