Perspective and developing challenges of entrepreneurship in agri-food sector of Republic of Serbia

Uloga i značaj poljoprivredno-prehrambenog sektora u svetu, sve više se usmerava od statusa tradicionalne privredne delatnosti, ka strateškoj komponenti snabdevanja stanovništva dovoljnim količinama kvalitetne i bezbedene hrane. U savremenim privredno-tržišnim okolnostima, neizvesnost od moguće nestašice hrane je izrazitija i kompleksnija, jer je kriza hrane i poljoprivrede, povezana sa svetskim problemima u snabdevanju važnim resursima poput energije, mineralnih sirovina, vode, ali i dubokom i strukturnom deformacijom privrednog i finansijskog sistema. Istovremeno, vladajuća ekonomska paradigma, naročito u razvijenim ekonomijama sveta, ističe, da umesto tradicionalnog koncepta, poljoprivredno-prehrambeni sektor treba razvijati kao koncept novih preduzetničkih mogućnosti. U novim, izmenjenim i otežanim privrednim uslovima, na nacionalnom i globalnom nivou, pred poljoprivrednoprehrambenim sektorom Srbije, nalaze se izazovi povećanja proizvodnje i produktivnosti, zadržavanja postojećih i pronalaženja novih tržišta, prilagođavanja pravilima i standardima EU i STO, rasta konkurencije kroz otvaranje tržišta za proizvode iz drugih zemalja, osvajanja i primene novih tehnologija i drugih uslova koji će uticati na njenu strukturu i dinamiku razvoja.The role and significance of agri-food production in the world rose from status of traditional production to strategic component of supply of human population with sufficient amounts of high quality food and safe food. Under current market conditions possibility of food shortage is more complex as food and agriculture crises is linked to supply of energy, mineral resources and water, but also with deep and structural deformation of economy and finance. At the same time, particularly in developed countries, there is a prevalent economic paradigm standing that agri-food sector should be developed as concept of entrepreneurship instead of traditional concept. For Serbian agri-food sector under new conditions of national and global economy there is a challenge of increasing production and productivity, keeping existing and finding new markets, adopting EU and WTO rules and standards, raising competition as a result of opening of domestic market for products from other counties, application of new technologies and other conditions which will affect its structure and dynamics of development