Organic farming and sustainable development of rural areas: A case study of Serbia

Roljević Nikolić, Svetlana and Paraušić, Vesna (2020) Organic farming and sustainable development of rural areas: A case study of Serbia. In: Organic, farming, ecomarket and their capitalization through the entrepreneurial initiative. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University; Institute of Agricultural Economics, Iaşi, Romania; Belgrade, Serbia, pp. 217-237. ISBN 978-86-6269-083-8; 978-606-714-588-5

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Abstract

Organic farming is an integrated, environmentally sound, safe and economically sustainable agriculture production system and since the mid-1980s has it become the focus of significant attention from policy-makers, consumers, environmentalists and farmers. The aim of the paper is to present current state of organic farming development in global and EU market, and also ways how does organic farming contribute to sustainable development of rural areas. The case study has given an overview of the state of organic farming development in Serbia and its impact on Serbian sustainable development. Organic farming in Serbia has a potential to provide positive externalities not only on environmental protection, but also in economic and social aspects, contributing to rural employment and helping sustainability of small farms. However, there are number of major hurdles and problems in this sector needed to be overcome. One major impediment is financial constraint at all levels of the value chain, another is poor organization of players along this chain, and the third one is low efficiency of production, processing, and marketing. Only by overcoming these constraints organic agriculture can contribute to the sustainable development of rural areas in Serbia.

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