Vol 10, No 1 (2016)
Issue Description
The fourth bi-annual AGRIMBA congress was organised in Porec, Croatia, June 16-20, 2015. Its
theme was ‘Smart agribusiness for the society of tomorrow’. We thank the organizing committee
lead by Mario Njavro and Josip Juraciak, Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Zagreb,
who did an excellent job.
This congress was successful both in terms of number of participants as in the quantity and quality
of the papers presented. Participants came from east and west Europe, and from other parts of the
world. Lively discussions were reported during and after the congress.
This volume of Apstract is a special issue, in which papers are published that have been presented
at this congress. The reviewing and editing was organised by Marija Cerjak, Faculty of
Agriculture of the University of Zagreb. We thank her for the excellent work that she did for this
special issue.
Various aspects of agribusiness and commerce are dealt with in this issue. It starts with a case
study on organic food sourcing, processing and distribution in Slovakia, followed later on in this
issue by a paper on two case studies of the characteristics of . . .
The fourth bi-annual AGRIMBA congress was organised in Porec, Croatia, June 16-20, 2015. Its
theme was ‘Smart agribusiness for the society of tomorrow’. We thank the organizing committee
lead by Mario Njavro and Josip Juraciak, Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Zagreb,
who did an excellent job.
This congress was successful both in terms of number of participants as in the quantity and quality
of the papers presented. Participants came from east and west Europe, and from other parts of the
world. Lively discussions were reported during and after the congress.
This volume of Apstract is a special issue, in which papers are published that have been presented
at this congress. The reviewing and editing was organised by Marija Cerjak, Faculty of
Agriculture of the University of Zagreb. We thank her for the excellent work that she did for this
special issue.
Various aspects of agribusiness and commerce are dealt with in this issue. It starts with a case
study on organic food sourcing, processing and distribution in Slovakia, followed later on in this
issue by a paper on two case studies of the characteristics of value based organic food chains in
Slovenia. Two papers deal with the wine industry in Croatia. In one paper attention is paid to risk
and competitiveness of the wine sector, whereas another paper focusses on the wine market and
wine exports of Croatia. Another paper discusses the economic performance of Croatian farms
based on the newly introduced Farm Accountancy Data Network.
Attention is paid to the societal context of agribusiness and commerce. One is rural development
and rural modernization. In an extensive study trajectories of agricultural modernization and rural
resilience are explored based on case studies in 14 countries. It is emphasised that local capacities
for transdisciplinary research need to be strengthened and that more attention should be paid to
modernizing potentials that are less mainstream. Another paper investigates challenges to sustainable
rural development in Russian rural areas. It gives growth points and recommendations.
One paper focusses on the bio-based economy and the transformation of biomass into energy in
particular. It is found that the energetic efficiency of biogas is higher than the one of bio-ethanol.
The gap between act and deed of consumers in the social responsibility question is addressed in
the paper with the title “Is it worth being socially responsible?”
Meditation may be useful for you, but it can also an interesting business for sustainable tourism,
as is demonstrated in a paper on this topic for the case of Hungary.
Two papers deal with labour market status of graduates. In one paper graduate students’ opinions
about entrepreneurship as an employment opportunity are analysed in a high unemployment
setting for youngsters, whereas the special issue ends with a short paper on the societal success
of MBA-programmes.
The next congress in 2017 will be organised by the University of Debrecen, Hungary. The first
call for papers will reach you soon.