Evolution, state and perspectives of Serbian agriculture within EU integrations

Abstract. In this paper it is considered some elements of state in Serbian agriculture which evolved through previous not favored occurrences. Transition of agriculture in Serbia was one decade lagged comparing with other East European countries. Importance of agriculture in economy is declining, but it is still on of the main sources of export earnings. On the way toward EU integration many challenges had to be solved by agricultural policy. Some of the most important are harmonization with EU regulative, building more competitive farm and food industry structure and further institutional restructuring