Economics of fruit production : Final paper

Voćarstvo je grana poljoprivrede koja je važna za svaku državu i svakog pojedinca u njoj. Voćarstvom se bave oni koji uzgajaju voće, brinu o njegovoj zaštiti i na kraju ga prodaju na domaćem ili inozemnom tržištu. Poznato je da je poljoprivreda zadužena za zadovoljavanje čovjekove potrebe za hranom, a isto je tako poznato i da je voće puno hranjivih tvari, vitamina i minerala. Ono što se manje zna je činjenica da Republika Hrvatska uz brojne uvjete koji joj omogućavaju veliku proizvodnju i dalje uvozi voće. Pored kontinentalnog i primorskoga dijela države u kojima je zbog klime omogućena proizvodnju raznog voća, Hrvatska i dalje ne proizvodi dovoljne količine. Ovaj rad se bavi teorijskim i empirijskim razmatranjem voćarstva. Teorijski dio temelji se na pojašnjavanje pojmova vezanih za poljoprivrednu proizvodnju poput samog pojma poljoprivrede, proizvodnih resursa u poljoprivredi, te razvrstavanju poljoprivredne proizvodnje prema Nacionalnoj klasifikaciji djelatnosti (NKD). Empirijski dio bavi se analiziranjem voćarstva u Hrvatskoj i ekološke proizvodnje. Također, analizira se i uspoređuje tržište Republike Hrvatske sa tržištem Europske unije, na temelju najučestalijih vrsta voća koje se proizvode, površini voćnjaka u hektarima, te tržištima na koja plasiraju svoje proizvode. Kroz kalkulaciju se analiziraju varijabilni troškovi u proizvodnji jabuka. Na kraju rada prikazani su rezultati ankete o potencijalnim potrošačima voćarskih proizvoda koju je izradila autorica.Fruit growing is a branch of agriculture which is important to every state and every individual in it. Fruit is cultivated by those who grow the fruit, take care of its protection and eventually sell it on the domestic or foreign market. lt is well known that agriculture is responsible for meeting the human need for food, and it is also known that fruits are full of nutrients, vitamins and minerals. What is less known is the fact that the Republic of Croatia continues to import fruit under a number of conditions that enable it to produce large quantities. In addition to the continental and coastal parts of the country, where the production of various fruits is possible due to the climate, Croatia still does not produce sufficient quantities. This paper deals with theoretical and empirical considerations of fruit growing. The theoretical part is based on the clarification of concepts related to agricultural production such as the concept of agriculture, agricultural production resources, and the classification of agricultural production according to the National Classification of Activities (NKD). The empirical part deals with the analysis of fruit growing in Croatia and organic production. It also analyzes and compares the market of the Republic of Croatia with that of the European Union, based on the most common types of fruit produced, the area of orchards in hectares, and the markets to which they market their products. The calculation analyzes the variable costs of apple production. The end o f the paper presents the results of a survey on potential consumers of fruit products by the author