The importance of medical and aromatic herbs in the pharmaceuticals
industry and other industries increased in this country and in the world market
during the 1980’s. In Serbia and Montenegro, there are appropriate natural
conditions for growing medical and aromatic herbs. However, the production and
production-related economic effects, as well as those related to medical and
aromatic herbs processing and their placement are far from being even close to
potential possibilities. The production of medical and aromatic herbs has been
accompanied by a plethora of hurdles. The privatization that has taken place has
not reflected expected results. Moreover, the production, processing and export of
medical herbs are far from the level achieved at the end of the 1980’s. Therefore, it
is necessary that the privatization models utilized in the privatization of these
enterprises should be reviewed. It is also necessary that a privatization model and
ownership structure should be proposed in order to accomplish satisfying results