Measuring the efficiency of SMEs in agribusiness

Abstract

Spatial planning is a tool to create quality changes, especially in rural areas, linking different sectors (agriculture, food processing, tourism, environmental protection, etc.).Therefore, the regional specificities represent a starting point for planning the development of the economy as a whole, and of the agribusiness in particular. It is important to properly identify the regional peculiarities of agriculture in order to contribute to the agricultural development of Serbia as a whole. Balanced regional development policies should encourage better use of natural resources, especially in lagging behind areas. The achievement of set objectives is highly dependent on the level of development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in agribusiness. Agribusiness is particularly interesting field for the development of SMEs as it is a complex area that involves the production and processing of agricultural and food products. Therefore, by using the appropriate mathematical and statistical methods, evaluation of the operational efficiency of SMEs in agribusiness in districts of Serbia was performed, in order to address the deficiencies and improvement opportunities in business in some areas.

Prostorno planiranje je instrument za stvaranje kvalitetnih promena, pogotovo u ruralnom prostoru, a može biti i veza između različitih sektora (poljoprivreda, prehrambena industrija, turizam, zaštita okoline, itd.). Stoga regionalna problematika predstavlja polaznu tačku za planiranje razvoja privrede u celini, te i agrobiznisa. Politika ravnomernog regionalnog razvoja treba da podstakne bolje korišćenje prirodnih potencijala, pogotovo u nerazvijenim područjima. Ostvarivanje postavljenih ciljeva umnogome zavisi i od nivoa razvijenosti malog i srednjeg preduzetništva u agrobiznisu. Agrobiznis je posebno interesantno područje za razvoj MSP obzirom da se radi o kompleksnoj oblast koja obuhvata i proizvodnju i preradu poljoprivredno-prehrambenih proizvoda. Stoga smo primenom adekvatnih matematičko-statističkih metoda izvršili ocenu efikasnosti poslovanja MSP u agrobiznisu po okruzima Srbije, kako bi se ukazalo na manjkavosti i mogućnosti poboljšanja poslovanja u pojedinim sredinama.