Basic strategic determinations of agricultural and rural development in Serbia until 2020

Abstract

Agriculture is an economic branch that has great importance for Republic of Serbia. It provides food security for population, but it is also a major source of raw materials for numerous industrial capacities. Because of the impact on other sectors of the economy, agriculture is important for the overall development of the Republic of Serbia, since it employs a large number of people (directly and indirectly), participates in a substantial share of gross domestic product and foreign trade, contributing to rural development and ecological balance. The basic strategic determinations of agricultural and rural development in Serbia are contained in several legal, strategic and program documents. These are before of all The Agricultural Development Strategy of Serbia (2005), The Law on Agriculture and Rural Development (2009), The National Program of Agriculture 2011-2013 (2010), The National Program of Rural Development 2011-2013 (2011) and the Draft Strategy for Agricultural and Rural Development for the 2010-2020 period, which is in the process of public discussion. In the paper there have been presented and analyzed the strategic determinations contained in indicated documents. .

Poljoprivreda je privredna grana koja ima veliki značaj za Republiku Srbiju. Ona obezbeđuje prehrambenu sigurnost stanovništva, ali je i glavni izvor sirovina za brojne industrijske kapacitete. Zbog uticaja na druge sektore privrede, poljoprivreda je značajna za sveukupni razvoj Republike Srbije, s obzirom da zapošljava veliki broj ljudi (direktno i indirektno), učestvuje značajnim delom u bruto domaćem proizvodu i spoljnoj trgovini, doprinosi ruralnom razvoju i ekološkoj ravnoteži. Osnovna strateška opredeljenja razvoja poljoprivrede i sela u Srbiji sadržana su u nekoliko zakonskih, strateških i programskih dokumenata. To su pre svega Strategija razvoja poljoprivrede Srbije (2005.), Zakon o poljoprivredi i ruralnom razvoju (2009.), Nacionalni program poljoprivrede 2011-2013. (2010.), Nacionalni program ruralnog razvoja 2011-2013. (2011.) i Nacrt Strategije poljoprivrede i ruralnog razvoja za period 2010. do 2020. koji se nalazi u fazi javne rasprave. U radu su izložena i analizirana strateška opredeljenja sadržana u navedenim dokumentima. .