gesjGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITYGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY2071-93882542-1565Russian Geographical Society10.24057/2071-9388-2015-8-1-16-26gesj-72Research ArticleGEOGRAPHYГеографияSERBIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESSParaušićVesnavesna_pa@iep.bg.ac.rsSimeunovićIvanaface@neicon.ruVukovićDarko B.face@neicon.ruInstitute of Agricultural EconomicsSerbiaBelgrade Banking AcademySerbiaGeographical Institute Jovan Cvijic of Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsSerbia201501032015811626Copyright © Paraušić V., Simeunović I., Vuković D.B., 20152015Paraušić V., Simeunović I., Vuković D.B.Paraušić V., Simeunović I., Vuković D.B.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/72

Agricultural sector in Serbia is characterized by low competitiveness, as well as by domination of small agricultural husbandries of low productivity and production intensity. The authors of the paper, based on secondary sources, i.e. the analysis of numerous domestic and foreign documents in the field of agriculture, economic and rural development, provide state analysis of agricultural sector in Serbia, as well as a proposal of measures for improvement of this production and development of competitive and attractive rural regions.

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