DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 1945-1970 (IN YUGOSLAVIA)
DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 1945-1970 (IN YUGOSLAVIA)

Summary/Abstract: Agriculture in prewar Yugoslavia was mainly subsistence farming characterized by very extensive methods of cultivation. Even large estates were farmed with minimum outlays. The low level of productivity in agriculture strongly affected the entire economic structure of prewar Yugoslavia. Scientific advances were virtually never made use of and modern means of production were practically unknown, so that the volume of production was very small in relation to natural conditions and available manpower. The low level of the economic and social development of the country did not provide the necessary incentives for agriculture to develop faster. However, the relatively large supply and small demand, and the low prices of agricultural products created a fictitious picture of large production and consumption of these articles. Under such circumstances there were also relatively large surpluses left for export.

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