Revitalization of the Croatian economy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic with an emphasis on the agricultural sector

Bolesti koje se pojave utječu uvelike na ljudski život, ali ne samo na njega već i na cjelokupno funkcioniranje države u kojoj on biva. Gospodarska kriza izazvana korona virusom Covid-19 jedinstvena je u dosadašnjoj ekonomskoj povijesti po načinu i brzini nastanka, globalnom obuhvatu i posljedicama. Nijedna dosadašnja ekonomska kriza nije nastupila tako brzo s dubokim padom gospodarskih aktivnosti i nije istovremeno zahvatila cijeli svijet. Korona-kriza i lockdown koji smo imali tijekom proljeća 2020. godine osvijestili su sve slabosti hrvatske poljoprivrede i proizvodnje hrane. Kriza je otvorila pitanje niske razine samodostatnosti u gotovo svim proizvodnjama. U Hrvatskoj je smanjenje potrošnje i aktivnosti poduzeća dovelo do snažnog pada BDP-a zbog čega je Vlada od početka epidemije poduzela čitav niz mjera radi očuvanja radnih mjesta, likvidnosti poduzeća i makroekonomske stabilnosti. Vlada Republike Hrvatske je pripremila Nacionalni plan oporavka i otpornosti za period 2021. – 2026. čiji je cilj oporaviti sve one djelatnosti pogođene ovom krizom. Oporaviti, unaprijediti, ali i ukloniti sve one nedostatke koji su mučili dosadašnjih godina našu poljoprivredu, zdravstvo, obrazovni sustav i sl. Cilj istraživanja u radu je sa teorijskog aspekta prikazati ulogu i značaj pandemija u društvu te identificirati posljedice koje pojave bolesti mogu izazvati kroz povijest, sadašnjost i budućnost reflektirajući se na gospodarstvo. Prilikom istraživanja pažnja je bila usmjerena na korištenje najnovijih dostupnih podataka kako bi se što vjerodostojnije i kvalitetnije obradila tema diplomskog rada. Primjenjena je metoda sinteze i deskripcije prilikom interpretacije dobivenih rezultata kao i formiranja zaključaka.Diseases that occur greatly affect human life, but not only him but also the overall functioning of the state in which he lives. The economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 corona virus is unique in economic history so far in terms of the manner and speed of its occurrence, global coverage and consequences. No economic crisis so far has occurred so quickly with a deep decline in economic activity and has not affected the whole world at the same time. The corona crisis and lockdown we had during the spring of 2020 made us aware of all the weaknesses of Croatian agriculture and food production. The crisis has raised the issue of low levels of selfsufficiency in almost all industries. In Croatia, the reduction in consumption and corporate activity has led to a sharp drop in GDP, which is why the Government has taken a number of measures since the beginning of the epidemic to preserve jobs, corporate liquidity and macroeconomic stability. The Government of the Republic of Croatia has prepared a National Recovery and Resilience Plan for the period 2021-2026, the aim of which is to recover all those activities affected by this crisis. Recover, improve, but also remove all the shortcomings that have plagued our agriculture, health, education system, etc. The aim of the research is to present the role and significance of pandemics in society from a theoretical point of view and to identify the consequences that disease occurrences can cause through history, present and future, reflecting on the economy. During the research, attention was focused on the use of the latest available data in order to process the topic of the thesis as credibly and qualitatively as possible. The method of synthesis and description was applied during the interpretation of the obtained results as well as the formation of conclusions