A5061738423- Regional Development and Management Studies
- Global Trade and Competitiveness
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Working Capital and Financial Performance
- Firm Innovation and Growth
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies
- Agricultural economics and policies
- Botanical Studies and Applications
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Family Business Performance and Succession
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Agricultural Development and Policies
- Cooperative Studies and Economics
- Plant and animal studies
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Environmental Science and Water Management
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
- Balkan and Eastern European Studies
University of Zagreb
2016-2025
University of Novi Sad
2022
Warsaw University of Life Sciences
2022
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
2022
Ministarstvo Gospodarstva
2001
The paper presents the first ethnobotanical application of Ellenberg indicator values, which are widely used in European plant ecology. aim study was to find out if values (indicating habitat preferences) differ for wild food and medicinal plants north-eastern Istria (Croatia). We Ellenberg-Pignatti (the version this part Europe).Fifty semi-structured interviews were carried among local key informants, asking they used.The mean number mentioned per interview 30. Altogether, 121 species...
State boundaries limit human contacts in a homogenous context of landscape and its natural features, including plants. After nine centuries separation, finally the two territories Slovenia share same political history. In this paper we tried to answer question which extent past borders, geographical cultural drivers affect today's traditional knowledge on wild plants use Slovenians, living unified entity. Data were collected using 60 in-depth semi-structured interviews, from March August...
This study analyzed the use of plants and fungi, some wild cultivated, in three municipalities Lika-Senj County (Perušić, Gospić Lovinac). The range area was about 60 km. Forty in-depth semi-structured interviews were performed. 111 plant taxa from 50 families five mushrooms fungi belonging to recorded (on average 27 per interview). results showed quite large differences between studied areas terms ethnobotanical ecological knowledge. In Perušić area, (101 mentioned), people still on a daily...
The agricultural practice of burning straw or vine stem is widespread in the Mediterranean to control excess biomass. Although widespread, long-term effects on structure flora, natural ecological restoration and impact biodiversity remain poorly understood researched. species have post-fire strategies, such as ability resprout, persistence seed bank, grow disperse. In this work, an abandoned field (AAF) was burned by induced fire. Fifteen rings (diameter 0.2 m2) were established studied...
Slavonia is the most developed agricultural region in Croatia. With rich and fertile soils that have enabled cultivation of a wide variety fruits, vegetables, cereals, has always met food needs its population. Today, biocultural diversity local varieties semi-natural vegetation irretrievably disappeared. Our aim was to document remaining knowledge plant use this area through in-depth semi-structured interviews, which were conducted 2022-2023. All possible aspects plants fungi recorded as...
One of the most unwanted and unavoidable consequences economic recession is high rate unemployment. Graduate students in Croatia are faced with lack employment possibilities, for some them self-employment looks like a good solution. In this paper, we investigate attitudes intentions graduate at University Zagreb Faculty Agriculture regarding to selfemployment. Most surveyed age between 21 25 years, they have already got kind knowledge about entrepreneurship during formal education. addition,...
The different sectors of the livestock industry play an important role in meeting increasing demand for animal products both Hungary and Croatia. general objective this study was to investigate compare efficiency Croatia using Data Envelopment Analysis method. In paper, technical dairy, beef, broiler, sheep goat, pig from 2014 2017 is investigated based on Farm Accountancy Network database. This paper compared farms size classes Standard Production Value more detailed insights. Among five...
With the tremendous changes in political and economic systems of Republic Croatia after independence, new challenges have been put to higher education system as well. The used be structured serve a centrally planed economy with predominantly state ownership. Universities were producing graduates employed on statefarms,inagri-foodsystems(socalled„kombinats“),the owned processing industry or cooperatives. specialised particular branches, such crop production, vegetable production livestock...
The purpose of this paper is to explore recent trends in the Croatian agriculture and forestry business sector compare it with economy as a whole. This topic considered interesting because years have been heavily influenced by global financial crisis. Many authors would say that agriculture, specific branch economy, does not follow general trends, but affected rather other factors, especially such environmental ones. crisis had most negative impact on 2008/2009 period, when GDP growth rate...
The leading agribusiness group Agrokor is one of the biggest in Croatia today with respect to number integrated companies, employees, and revenues. Its constant growth was based on acquisitions mainly financed through borrowing. Although questions about indebtedness were raised occasionally, first time problem taken seriously 2017. Hence, special national law adopted according which Extraordinary Administration government commissioners appointed role maintain day-to-day activities, conduct...
In this study, we investigated the dependence of self-employment intention (SEINT) level in agricultural students from Croatia, Poland, Slovakia and Serbia on selected personal traits country macroeconomic indicators. The results show that SEINT depends student's perceived desirability self-efficacy. Previous experience with entrepreneurship also affects SEINT. terms indicators, higher GDP per capita has been shown to have a positive effect SEINT, while unfavorable conditions starting...
Aim of study: This paper evaluates the effect pre-accession EU grants on beneficiaries in agri-food sector using a quasi-experimental approach case Croatia. An insight into available literature reveals lack rigorous research and evaluation results these funds Croatia as well other beneficiary countries.Area Republic Croatia, Europe (2006–2017).Material methods: Two datasets were used: (1) financial structural data population Croatian enterprises for 2003–2017 period, (2) SAPARD IPARD...
Croatia is the newest member of EU Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). So far, no comprehensive evaluation national FADN system has been conducted, and this study based on a survey staff involved desktop analysis was conducted to fill gap. The three main elements Croatian are National Committee, Ministry Agriculture as Liaison Agency (LA) Bureau for statistics. All activities carried out by LA burden data collection lies with collectors farms. operates in accordance relevant legislation...