MECHANISMS OF SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AP VOJVODINA

Abstract

Farmers and rural residents of AP Vojvodina, besides subsidies from
the agricultural budget, also have the resources of the Provincial Secretariat for
Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry at their disposal.
The aim of the paper is to present the scope and structure of subsidies in 2017, as
well as to determine their alignment with development priorities.
Agriculture has a significant place in the development program of AP Vojvodinafor the period 2014-2020. The emphasis is on the education of rural population, improving the quality of life in the countryside in order to increase employment and stop the depopulation trends, establishing integral planning and use
of water resources, and improving environmental management.
In the structure of subsidies for agriculture and rural development in the area
of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, in 2017, the funds intended for reconstruction and construction of irrigation and drainage systems, renewal of
agricultural mechanization, as well as motivation for the young population to
remain in the village have the largest share.
Considering the current situation and existing developmental constraints, but
also development goals, this structure of subsidies should enable an increase in
thequality of agricultural production to a higher level, while creating a significant work force, which will help the agricultural sector of AP Vojvodina become
more competitive.