RESEARCHING THE TOURIST ATTRACTIONS AND THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE VALLEY OF THE RIVER MREZNICA

The River Mreznica (64 km) is a watercourse in the region of Central Croatia. In the valley of the Mreznica, the forms of the relief created by erosion and deposits present an important basis for tourism development. This paper explores their appeal (attractiveness). In terms of tourism, about 10 per cent of the direct resources have already been valorised, while the remaining resources represent potential tourist attractions. The real tourist attractions are located in the lower valley, whereas the potential attractions are found in the middle and upper river valley. Access to potential attractions and their valorisation in tourism is impeded by the spreading of the underbrush, which has advanced considerably over the past twenty years, and by the fact that the upper valley is located in the zone of the “Eugen Kvaternik” Military Polygon. Travertine barriers, which have created a specific type of waterfalls and cascades, together with mills, bridges and ferries, characterise the tourist attractions in the valley of the River Mreznica

STATE AND PERSPECTIVES IN COMPETITIVENESS OF ONE FARM TYPE IN SERBIA

In the paper is analyzed competitiveness of Serbian family dairy farms in lowland region in 2007, with some aspects of possible perspectives. Globalization process, expected EU integrations and set of free trade agreements will expose Serbian farms in close future to higher level of competition. Identified structural changes, refers on dairy farms concentration and specialization in lowland region in recent years. Estimated model of cost function revealed that family farms with bigger herd size have lower average costs of milk production. Economic efficiency, measured in terms of cost efficiency, shows that larger dairy farms are more efficient. But, not all smaller farms are inefficient. Due to good management some smaller farms are competitive on national market. Milk price volatility in period 2007 to 2009 hurts all farms, but the most farms with higher average costs, which are usually inefficient dairy farms.Competitiveness, Dairy enterprise, Dairy farm, Milk production, Serbia, Agribusiness, Livestock Production/Industries,

A survey of tourism management attitudes to renewable energy supply in Primorsko-Goranska county (Croatia)

The paper presents the methodology of a conducted questionnaire survey and the results regarding energy consumption in the tourism of Primorsko-Goranska County (Croatia). The attitudes about energy consumption management and practical aspects concerning consumption are highlighted. The pool consists of three major groups of tourism objects: hotels and related facilities, camping parks and marinas. The plan was to analyze 91 tourism object, but only from 30 objects was achieved the response (33% rate). Largest share of the pool is located in the coastal area (73%), and much smaller shares are in the mountain region (13%) and the islands (13%). The results of analysis show that the largest amount of energy is used for interior heating/cooling (26,0%) and food purposes (24,5%), then for the illumination (17,3%), hot water (17,0%), laundering and ironing (10,4%), cleaning and waste disposal (2,6%) and other (2,1%). The attitudes about saving are emphasized and 96,7% of surveyed managers suppose that it is possible to manage the energy consumption and that energy increasingly influences their sustainable business activities. Information technology equipment for energy consumption control was installed in 16,7% of facilities and only 13,3% of businesses were exploiting renewable energy sources (RES) in 2007

Contents and assessment of basic tourism resources

The article looks at the attractive factors of basic tourism resources and the structure of their attractions. The general term ‘resource’ refers to both natural and anthropogenic resources, while the content of this concept refers to elements used in creating a tourism product. Basic tourism resources are the most important factors of tourism processes, with a vital attribute of direct and indirect tourism resources being their substitutability. Natural (biotropic) resources are considered the guiding factors of a tourism offering, and they command great attention when planning tourism development and designing a tourism product. In addition to the basic types of natural tourism resources (geomorphologic, climate, hydrographic, bio-geographical, protected natural heritage), there are also many sub-types. Anthropogenic (atropic) tourism resources are human creations, the features of which attract tourists. They impact on how the cultural needs of tourists are met. In a tourism product, they generally take the form of cultural goods and ethno-social, artistic and ambient resources. Today, potential tourism resources are the focus of research, together with existing tourism resources, the contents and importance of which change and grow over time

Uticaj folijarne primene tečnog organskog đubriva na prinos i komponente prinosa semena crvene deteline na kiselom zemljištu

The field experiment with varieties of red clover K-39 and Amos, was set up on alluvial soil type using a randomized block design with three replications and plot size 5x1m. The aim was to analyze the effect of foliar application of liquid organic fertilizer (Bioplant flora, Plant DOO, Russia) on seed yield and yield components of red clover in the conditions of dense planting. Regardless of foliar application of liquid fertilizer, cultivar K-39 had a significantly higher number of inflorescences per stem, number of inflorescences m-2, seed number per inflorescence, fertility of flowers and seed yield. Foliar application of liquid fertilizer resulted in a significant increase in the value of yield components, especially fertility and the number of flowers per inflorescence in cultivar K-39.Poljski ogled sa sortama crvene deteline K-39 i Amos, postavljen je na zemljištu tipa aluvijum po potpuno slučajnom blok sistemu u tri ponavljanja i veličinom elementarne parcele 5x1m. Cilj rada bio je da se analizira uticaj folijarne primene tečniog organskog đubriva (Bioplant flora, Plant DOO, Rusija) na komponente prinosa i prinos semena crvene deteline u uslovima guste setve. Nezavisno od folijarne primene tečnog organskog đubriva, sorta K-39 je imala značajno veći broj cvasti po izdanku, broj cvasti m-2, broj zrna po cvasti, značajno veću fertilnost cvetova i prinos semena u odnosu na sortu Amos. Folijarna primena tečnog organskog đubriva uticala je na značajno povećanje vrednosti komponenti prinosa, a pre svega fertilnosti cvetova i broja zrna po cvasti kod sorte K-39

Hemijski sastav kukuruza i soje kao združenih useva u postrnoj setvi

In this study, the chemical composition of mixed crops of corn and soybeans in double cropping was investigated. Mixtures have uniform chemical composition in relation to the pure corn and soybeancrops. Mixtures of corn and soybean have resulted in higher content of protein, fat, phosphorus, calcium and magnesium compared to the pure corncrop. The quantity of nutrients in corn and soybean mixturemakes it a good forage for nutritionof ruminants.U ovim istraživanjima ispitivan je hemijski sastav kukuruza i soje i njihovih smeša u postrnoj setvi. Smeše imaju ujednačeniji hemijski sastav u odnosu na čist usev kukuruza i soje. Smeše kukuruza i soje su imale veći sadržaj proteina, masti, fosfora, kalcijima i magnezijuma u odnosu na čist usev kukuruza. Količine hranljivih materija u smešama kukuruza i soje predstavljaju dobru voluminoznu hranu za ishranu preživara

Land and Labor and Capital as a Condition for Development Economy

The market is the market of production factors land, labor and capital. Factors of production have its price. For a country pays rent, wages for work of a capital interest. In the capital market, there are two sizes: K - capital stock and K ‘- the interest rate. Bearer of the offer here is the lender, the borrower and the holder of the demand. Capital is the money you invest in the elements of the production process and has the ability to be at the end of the production process increase

SUSTAINABILITY OF DAIRY FARMING SYSTEMS IN CENTRAL SERBIA

Two dairy production systems with biggest share in total milk production in Central Serbia are small farms with tie stall barn and small farms with grazing period. In the article are examined their main system characteristics, sustainability and integration in dairy supply chain. Three dimension of sustainability were explored by chosen indicators on farms sample in Kolubara district. Economic sustainability is low since average entrepreneur’s profit is negative for both production systems, although small dairy farms with grazing period encountered less negative profit because advantages in feeding costs. Rate of dairy production systems viability is 25%. Social sustainability declined over last decade. Small dairy systems are discriminated by ability to get dairy subsidies. Demographic viability is low, especially for small farming system with grazing period, where it is 25%. Small farming systems are dispersed over all territory and don’t make big pressure on ecology and natural resources

STATE AND PERSPECTIVES IN COMPETITIVENESS OF ONE FARM TYPE IN SERBIA

In the paper is analyzed competitiveness of Serbian family dairy farms in lowland region in 2007, with some aspects of possible perspectives. Globalization process, expected EU integrations and set of free trade agreements will expose Serbian farms in close future to higher level of competition. Identified structural changes, refers on dairy farms concentration and specialization in lowland region in recent years. Estimated model of cost function revealed that family farms with bigger herd size have lower average costs of milk production. Economic efficiency, measured in terms of cost efficiency, shows that larger dairy farms are more efficient. But, not all smaller farms are inefficient. Due to good management some smaller farms are competitive on national market. Milk price volatility in period 2007 to 2009 hurts all farms, but the most farms with higher average costs, which are usually inefficient dairy farms