COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LAND CAPACITY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA AND THE COUNTRIES OF THE EU.

It is known that land capacity is not a limiting factor for agricultural development in Serbia. However, irrational property is dominant in Serbia, both in terms of size and grouping of the area. The comparison of land capacity in Serbia and the EU member countries is possible due to the Census of Agriculture (Republic of Serbia, 2012), done by compatible methodology. The authors of this paper are trying to analyze the current condition of the capacity, the ownership structure and the ways of utilizing agricultural land in Serbia, and point to the differences with the EU member countries. The research has shown that the average size of a property in Serbia is 5.44 hectares per agricultural holding and that, on average; it consists of 6 separate parts. In order to make a property more productive and competitive in terms of its size and organization, upsizing is still the priority. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]