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In this paper, the authors analyze the importance of the continuity of business of economic entities engaged in agricultural activity in the Republic of Serbia. Since Serbia is an agricultural country with a significant share of agriculture in the domestic GDP, significant impact of agriculture on the environment, nutrition and health of people, the state has an undoubted interest in the good business operations of economic entities in agriculture, but also an obligation towards this sector of the economy. In the research of the period from 2020 to 2023, the authors came to the knowledge that domestic business entities need knowledge and financial incentives in order to constantly adapt to changes in the market caused by external influences. Since the state, as well as the owner of a business entity that performs agricultural activity, is interested in the continuity of business in the agricultural activity, the authors concluded that it is necessary to provide such a policy that will stimulate the existence of a safe shareholder/owner of economic entities, improve standards in this activity and enable sustainable, continuous operation of these economic entities in the long term. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, the authors analyze the status of the holder of the right to restitution of the confiscated land in relation to the holder of the right to lease the land subject to restitution and thus the rank of application of regulations on agricultural land in the restitution procedure in the Republic of Serbia. The return of property confiscated during the communist period is part of the transition process, which implies comprehensive changes in the state, including privatization of state-owned property and market operations on the principles of private property and competition, but also a need to correct injustice to former owners. According to the regulations of the Republic of Serbia, restitution is mandatory, but in practice it is realized very slowly, especially when the subject of restitution is the return of agricultural land, although this process realizes one of the basic human rights of citizens, defined in the international agreement, the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the right to free enjoyment of private property. In this paper, the authors analyze the conditions for the return of agricultural land e.g., the conflict of interest of the owner of the returned property and the holder of the right to lease on the returned property, and the implemented solutions in practice, on the example of a local government unit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper author presents the legal nature of cooperatives, the importance of association of individual economic entities in cooperatives, the importance of the continuity of business of these entities, especially those whose activities are related to agriculture in Serbia, since according to official data, more than half of the population in Serbia directly or indirectly subsist on agriculture. One of the characteristics of modern markets is that classical competition is increasingly giving way to cooperation that can significantly improve the competitiveness of businesses. Of course, this does not mean that any cooperation contributes to improving competitiveness, but only that which is established between "compatible" business partners. Cooperatives are associations of individuals who cooperate with the aim of achieving economic, social and cultural benefits for the cooperative and its members. Their cooperation is achieved on generally accepted principles. In researching the history of cooperatives, the author has come to the realization that various types of cooperatives in the developed world, a very widespread modality of cooperation between micro-business entities and are an important component of private sector development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Agriculture is a significant factor in the economy of the Republic of Serbia, first of all taking into account the size and quality of agricultural land, and considering the fact that investments by tenants in state-owned agricultural land are at a very low level. Therefore, there have been amendments to the law that regulate the matter of agricultural land, in order to create opportunities for improving agriculture, by increasing investments in agricultural land owned by the Republic of Serbia, introducing new technologies, increasing the income, increasing productivity and efficiency in agriculture, and recruit additional labor. In order for an investment to achieve the goal for investors and the state in a sociological sense, the law regulated long-term lease of land for thirty years, in a way that ensures the economic efficiency of tenants interested in land cultivation, prevailed the elimination of deficiencies and barriers that prevent the efficiency of agricultural land management, and more efficient use of land, prescribing sanctions for unfounded use of agricultural land, the possibility of using land free of charge when legal requrimenets arise. In order to further motivate the potential tenant, the Law regulated the active identity in the case of the right to lease the lease and the right of priority lease agricultural land, and in the process of transparency of the procedure, it was prescribed that the procedure for determining the right of priority lease is realized through a public call and procedure conducted by a local government unit in whose territory the land is located. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is no doubt that agriculture is an important factor of economic activity in the Republic of Serbia, taking into account the size and the quality of agricultural land. Therefore, the need for irrigation of agricultural land should be given appropriate significance, considering the uneven distribution of precipitation during the agricultural season, as well as the continuous climate changes in the country and in the region. Republic of Serbia is characterized by fragmentation of agricultural properties, a large number of land parcels with relatively small areas, that complicates and requires higher costs of irrigation of the plots and the construction of irrigation systems. A large number of plot holders (owners and users) of relatively small areas, usually do not have enough necessary financial resources nor has sufficient credit capacity to independently build an adequate irrigation system and thus contribute to a better yield in agricultural production, for themselves and on the state level. Financing of irrigation in crop production is insufficient to motivate agricultural producers to become seriously engaged in this activity. Considering all aforementioned, it is obvious that there is a need for normative and practical editing issues of irrigation in agriculture, organized by specific organizations, established by the owners or users of agricultural land, for the sole purpose of meeting the needs for irrigation of land in order to control the quality of production and the provision of better yields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is no doubt that agriculture is an important factor of economic activity in the Republic of Serbia, taking into account the size and the quality of agricultural land. Therefore, the need for irrigation of agricultural land should be given appropriate significance, considering the uneven distribution of precipitation during the agricultural season, as well as the continuous climate changes in the country and in the region. Republic of Serbia is characterized by fragmentation of agricultural properties, a large number of land parcels with relatively small areas, that complicates and requires higher costs of irrigation of the plots and the construction of irrigation systems. A large number of plot holders (owners and users) of relatively small areas, usually do not have enough necessary financial resources nor has sufficient credit capacity to independently build an adequate irrigation system and thus contribute to a better yield in agricultural production, for themselves and on the state level. Financing of irrigation in crop production is insufficient to motivate agricultural producers to become seriously engaged in this activity. Considering all aforementioned, it is obvious that there is a need for normative and practical editing issues of irrigation in agriculture, organized by specific organizations, established by the owners or users of agricultural land, for the sole purpose of meeting the needs for irrigation of land in order to control the quality of production and the provision of better yields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dairy industry keeps developing some new, enriched dairy products, which have proved themselves as very good. The dairy products, as we know from ancient times, have started to develop into a new generation of dairy products with different characteristics and better nutritive and health value. The whey beverages also belong to this group -- a byproduct which had been thrown away for a long time as waste or has been used as a fodder. Thus, down to the present day, there has been developed a whole range of whey beverages, whether they were produced by native sweet or acid whey, by deproteinized whey, of fresh whey diluted with water, fermented whey, or the powdered beverages with addition of different flavours. There are also alcoholic beverages, as the whey beer or wine, as well as the beverages of low alcohol (less than 1.5%). This paper tries to point out to some possibilities and modern achievements in exploitation and use of whey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]