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This paper explores ethno-villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina as an important element of rural and cultural tourism. The attractiveness of natural and cultural heritage is very important for sustainable rural tourism development. In order to improve the process of decision making to enable the sustainable development of ethno-villages, a multi-criteria assessment model has been developed. The methodology is based on qualitative modeling using a multi-criteria analysis via the DEXi software. The model is based on hierarchical relations consisting of three main criteria that are the basis of sustainable tourism development: economic, social, and environmental criteria. The ultimate goal of the model in this study was to evaluate ethno-villages, namely six ethno-villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The results of the study show how ethno-villages contribute to sustainable development.

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Cattle breeding is a very important part of agricultural production in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), and milk production has a vital place in cattle breeding production. From an economic point of view, milk production is interesting as it is a daily production which presupposes faster marketing, which accelerates capital movement in agriculture, which in turn enhances liquidity. This research uses analyses of the existing state in milk production. The collected data are processed and cost calculation has been designed which enables the analysis of economic indicators of 4 dairy farm production models in B&H. Based on the collected data on features and values of dairy farm production models in B&H an analysis of expert evaluation was conducted as input data for DEXi method. The aim of this paper is to ascertain the basic indicators of business success of 4 dairy farm production models in B&H. Production-ecological, economic and socio-political features of the mentioned dairy farm models were analyzed. Based on the used criteria a rate of dairy farm production models using DEXi method was conducted. The results of the research in this paper using DEXi method show that the best model for dairy farm is model number four, which includes 45 milk cows.

The paper analyses the influence of four main weather parameters on alpha-acid contents for the main hop variety Aurora (Super Styrian Aurora) in Slovenian production for the time period 1994-2009. Through inspection of correlation coefficients, it tries to find specific times of the year when the weather conditions affect the alpha-acid content with a view to prediction in Slovenia. The most significant time periods of weather that influenced the alpha-acid contents of the Aurora variety during the growing season are identified as attributes of temperatures calculated from the interval from 25 th to 30 th week (T 2530 , r = -0.88, P < 0.01), as attributes of rainfall and sunshine from the interval from 25 th to 29 th week (R 2529 , r = 0.85, P < 0.01 and S 2529 , r = -0.75, P < 0.01) and attributes of relative humidity from the interval from 27 th to 32 nd week (RH 2732 , r = 0.71, P < 0.01). The attribute T 2530 represents the sum of active temperatures from June 18 to July 29 of that year. Similarly, the attribute R 2529 corresponds to the rainfall (in mm or L/m 2 ) that fell during the June 18 to July 22 etc.

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This paper presents and reviews agricultural terminology to gain a better understanding of the terms. The authors examine such phrases as sustainable agriculture, sustainable animal production, good agricultural practice, integrated crop management, ecological agriculture, biological agriculture, organic agriculture, permaculture and peaceful agriculture. In addition, they discuss possibilities for the further development of environmental measures by categorizing them into 'Brussels' and 'non-Brussels'. Finally, the authors raise questions about the new challenges that have arisen through data analysis and practical experiences during the establishment of organic and integrated agriculture in Slovenia.