Historical overview of the development of agricultural and rural policy in Croatia

Problematika poljoprivrede u Hrvatskoj je nastala još u prapovijesnom razdoblju kada su se u kameno doba događale klimatske promjene. Rimljani su na područje Hrvatske donijeli uzgoj žitarica, a suvremena poljoprivreda u Hrvatskoj obilježena je tržišnim karakterom i agroindustrijskim razvojem koji je započeo sredinom 19. stoljeća, gdje je hrvatska poljoprivreda prošla kroz tri rata. Hrvatska ima dugu poljoprivrednu tradiciju te autohtone proizvode koji su postali prepoznati i u drugim državama i danas se dijeli na tri poljoprivredne regije : Jadransku, Panonsku i Gorsku. Ovim diplomskim radom je potvrđena hipoteza koja je determinirana pretpostavkom da je povijesno hrvatska najvažnija poljoprivredna regija panonska regija u Hrvatskoj. Cilj rada je prikaz razvoja poljoprivredne proizvodnje, padova i uspona unutar pojedinih grana te trendova u poljoprivredi i to kroz povijesni kontekst u Republici Hrvatskoj iz razloga što je prošla kroz tri rata koji su ostavili teške i duboke posljedice na njen volumen i sami razvoj. Svrha rada je ukazati na važnost razvoja Hrvatske poljoprivrede koja je u suvremeno doba toliko razvijena da u sklopu Europske unije kroz institucionalne podrške i dostupna sredstva iz EU poljoprivrednog fonda dobiva sredstva kojima se može progresivno razvijati.Agricultural issues in Croatia have emerged in prehistoric times when climate change occurred in the Stone Age. The Romans brought in Croatia grain production, while modern agriculture in Croatia was marked by the market character and agroindustrial development the mid 19th century, where Croatian agriculture went through three wars. Croatia has a long agricultural tradition and autochthonous products that have become recognized in other countries and are now divided into three agricultural regions: Adriatic, Pannonian and Gorski Kotar. This final thesis is confirmed by hypothesis that is determined by the fact that Pannonian region in Croatia is most important agricultural region. The aim of the paper is the presentation of Croatian agricultural development,its falls and downsides within certain branches, and trends in agriculture, in a way of Croatian historical context because three wars left a grave and profound impact on its volume and development as itself. The purpose of the work is to point out the importance of the Croatian development of agriculture that is in modern age so much developed that through European Union and its institutional supports and also from available funds from EU agricultural Fund receives the resources from which it can progressively develop