Organic Agriculture in Focus: Exploring Serbian Producers’ Views on the Common Agricultural Policy and the National Agrarian Policy

Mirela Tomaš Simin, Dragan Milić, Dragana Novaković (), Vladislav Zekić and Tihomir Novaković
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Mirela Tomaš Simin: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Dragan Milić: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Dragana Novaković: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Vladislav Zekić: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Tihomir Novaković: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 11, 1-18

Abstract: Organic agriculture represents an alternative system of agricultural production that is included in the so-called sustainable agricultural practices. Development strategies in almost all countries today highlight the problem of environmental degradation, which is partly caused by the application of agrotechnical measures used in conventional agriculture. Consequently, organic production is gaining more and more importance, affecting the trend of its development. Considering the status of the Republic of Serbia as a candidate country for the European Union, it is of particular importance to understand the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the EU and the position that organic producers and production have. The aim of this research was to analyze the attitudes of organic producers towards the CAP and the agrarian policy of the Republic of Serbia and their expectations following the Republic of Serbia’s entry into the EU. Statistical data processing involved descriptive statistical analysis followed by binary logistic regression. The results of the research showed that organic producers are not sufficiently familiar with the CAP, they believe that the agricultural policy of the Republic of Serbia is not favorable for organic producers and that their situation will not change significantly with entry into the EU, but that the position of organic production in the EU is better in comparison to that of the Republic of Serbia. In conclusion, the authors state that such attitudes and thoughts of organic producers are a limiting factor in the further development of organic agriculture and that it is necessary to work on them through continuous measures developed by competent ministries, local self-governments and advisory services.

Keywords: organic agriculture; common agricultural policy; organic producers; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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