The paper will analyze the legal framework aimed at preventing the generation of food waste, primarily the provisions of the Law on Agriculture, which is the umbrella regulation in this area. In addition to the said law, the Plan for Prevention and Reduction of Food Waste of the Republic of...

At its session held on 29 July 2021, The Government of the Republic of Croatia adopted the Decision on the adoption of the National Program for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in the Republic of Croatia for the period 2021 to 2027 (OG...

Alternative food networks have been developing in Croatia over the last ten years, following the example of similar global initiatives. By directly connecting consumers with producers, middlemen are bypassed and short food supply chains are created. This paper focuses on the development of local ...

The aim of this paper is to present the role of agriculture in rural development in Croatia. Correlation analysis found that there is a medium-strong negative correlation between GDP per capita and GVA of agriculture, forestry and fisheries at the county level, which in 2017 was r = -0.56; p < 0.01. In seven Croatian counties, the share of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in the total GVA is over 10%. In addition to food...

In July 2022, a new Law on Food Hygiene and Microbiological Criteria for Food came into force. This law establishes competent authorities and their responsibilities, as well as the obligations of food business operators. Administrative measures and misdemeanor provisions are also prescribed. The...

This paper presents a review of the legislation governing the establishment of slaughterhouses, meat inspection, meat labelling and the transport of meat and meat products in the period from 1920 to 1989. Furthermore, it presents the slaughter conditions, and conditions of storing of meat and meat...

This paper presents a review of the legislation governing the establishment of slaughterhouses, meat inspection, meat labelling and the transport of meat and meat products in the period from 1920 to 1989. Furthermore, it presents the slaughter conditions, and conditions of storing of meat and meat...

One way to respond to existing conventional agri-food systems and to create a strategy for competitiveness or survival of small family farms is to develop alternative forms of food supply chains. They are usually combined with manufacturing practices, rural tourism, local agri-food production, and...

The need for upgrading food donation in Croatia system has become a topic at late 2014 with the civil sector initiative for making food donations free of VAT. Although since then food donation system has developed substantially, with creating VAT exemption (2015) there was no big rise in donations. ...

The agricultural sector is at the center of interest when assessing the usefulness of the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy, as important parts of the European Green Deal. So far, several studies have been published that assess the effects of the Green Deal and the Common...