Abstract Operation of short food supply chains (abbr. SFSCs) during the period pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus provided a lesson which might be useful for perceiving behaviour farmers and local systems in potential future crises various endogenous or exogenous factors. A study based on sample 1081 beekeepers Western Balkan countries shows how involved SFSCs perceived influence growth demand sale honey through these marketing channels. On scale from 1 (no influence) to 7 (very strong...

Abstract The subject of the paper refers to research on beekeepers’ perceptions environmental threats beekeeping in Western Balkan region. following were supposed be most pronounced: cutting melliferous perennial plants and clearing forests, urbanisation pollution, use pesticides agricultural production, pests agents bees’ diseases, climate changes. aim was find out how beekeepers perceived these threats, determine presence define their intensity as well mutual relationship. For purpose this...

Using geothermal waters in growing flowers and vegetables the glasshouses represents most modern form of production sheltered areas, which enables realization a cycle during whole year, along with decreased energy costs. According to study research, was done area South East Serbia (first all municipality Vranje), paper were shown economic effects production, can be expected by starting glasshouses, use. A basic goals research is point out peculiarities as well determine, based on analysis...

The paper aims to examine the impact of different beekeepers' characteristics on their perceptions two personal competencies required for successful participation in short food supply chains (abbr.SFSCs):(1) Communication and marketing knowledge skills, (2) Available time cultivate communication with customers sell honey.Data was collected using survey research, total sample included 1,081 beekeepers region Western Balkans.Multinomial logistic regression used data processing.According...

In the case of some agricultural investments, often net cash flow changes its sign from positive to negative, many times during project. It causes problem internal rate return calculation, which is an important indicator economic effectiveness investments. That is, in such situations, cannot be used. To solve this problem, modified applied. This paper aimed describe method detail, and show calculation for investments pigs fattening. By application it determined that fattening, under assumed...

Identified trends of all systems evolution indicate the fact that strategic planning development, as managerial decision which defines goals, and planned on how to realize determined is not possible without insight into actual situation in regions, municipalities local communities. Regionalization can contribute interactive usefulness, i.e. it be useful for one who spatially defined areas makes available investors investors, due acceptability economic environment. Institutional harmonization...

In the paper authors analyzed production of sunflower and rapeseed in metropolitan area Belgrade-Novi Sad, considering fact that these are economically very important melifferous plants. Authors presented relation exists between crops beekeeping, from aspect ecological economic benefits. Special emphasis is put on connection crop farming beekeeping. Vojvodina, third most crop, after wheat maize. Sunflower one melliferous plants our country, whose yield depends pollination successfulness by...

EU CAP reform after 2013 envisages strengthening of agri-environment measures support, tailored to local specificities, in particular HNV areas and Natura 2000 cites. Additional support would be directed the development markets, promotion quality products (including organic) regional initiatives. Concept high nature value farming (HNV farming) is interesting for Serbian agriculture, having mind vast mountain pastures meadows numerous protected as well opportunity using IPARD funds pilot...

Main goal of paper is to observe expressed trends and structure foreign trade exchange Republic Serbia with agricultural – food products. In was analyzed within following sectors according Standard International Trade Classification (SITC): sector 0- live animals, 1- beverages tobacco, part 2- raw materials, except fuel 4- animal plant oils fats. Within the sectors, in detail per products’ sections, before mentioned classification.In products achieved average annual surplus around 286...