ODRŽIVA POLJOPRIVREDA SRBIJE KROZ PRIZMU TRŽIŠTA OBNOVLJIVIH IZVORA ENERGIJE
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE OF SERBIA THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES MARKET

Summary/Abstract: The agricultural sector significantly endangers the environment and human health through the excessive useof chemical agents and the use of heavy machinery. At the same time, the sector represents a significantsource of renewable energy sources (abbreviated RES). The research results indicated that Serbia still doesnot have indicators for measuring RES production and consumption in the agricultural sector. Theirdetermination should be the first task of public policies and national statistics, so that the state of the RESmarket in this sector can be effectively monitored. The research was enriched with a case study thatexamined the state of the domestic agropellet market and the possibilities of new producers entering thismarket. The results showed that, although the potential of agricultural biomass for the production ofagropellets in Serbia is huge, the market for this energy source is quite underdeveloped. The awareness ofthe inhabitants of rural areas about the possibilities of using agricultural biomass for household energy needsis low, and an additional limitation is the non-incentive tax policy in this area.

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