INVESTMENTS IN LAND AT FAMILY DAIRY FARMS IN SERBIA

Abstract

In Serbia, cattle breeding development trend goes toward decreasing of dairy farms number with (in the same time) increment of cow’s number per farm as well as land size enlargement. For the purpose of analysis of available land utilization as well as investments needed for purchasing of more land, in this paper work we observed only larger farms dealing mainly with milk production. It is established that farms can be categorized into three groups, depending on type of cattle production. For farms, we analyzed land area according to way of utilization, crop structure, agricultural machinery, number of cows and milk production. Based on this research, it is possible to see that farmers must invest in significant land purchasing. That requires significant help of the state in the form of favorable loans. Oppositely to that, state must rent the land to farmers by favorable conditions for a longer period of years.

В статті розглядаються питання щодо розвитку фермерських господарств у Сербії. Розглядається структура земельного фонду у Сербії. Проводиться порівняння між кількістю ферм, які організовані на орендованих землях, і ті, що знаходяться у приватній власності.