Organic production of lavender in Serbia: Economic and financial analysis

Kontić, Ljiljana; Zečević-Stanojević, Olgica; Vasić, Mile

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“…According to a comparative, financial, and economic study of lavender production in the world (mainly in Bulgaria, France, China, Ukraine, Spain, and Morocco) reported by Giray [14] and Kontic et al [17], there is a high possibility of production of lavender in other countries (even in Serbia) when profitability is concerned, due to the low production costs and high profit rate, especially by small farmers. However, their focus should be on the quality of the essential oil, since the quality is their main advantage when it comes to competitiveness in the world market trade [14].…”

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Essential Oil Quality of Lavender Grown Outside Its Native Distribution Range: A Study from Serbia

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The aim of this study was to test the quality (physicochemical and sensory odor properties) and bioactivity (antimicrobial and antioxidant activities) of the essential oils (EO) obtained from the most frequently cultivated lavender and lavandin varieties in Serbia, whose cultivation areas were previously reserved for warmer climates, outside the agroecological region of Serbia. Seven EO from true lavenders (L. angustifolia Mill. and cultivars: ‘Hidcote blue’, ‘Munstead’, ‘Primorska’), Croatian indigenous lavandin cultivar (L. × intermedia ‘Budrovka’), lavandin ‘Grosso’ and one undetermined lavender sample (Lavandula sp.) showed compliance with standard requirements for lavender EO composition (contents of linalool 23.9–30.2% and 28.9–36.9%, and of linalyl acetate 22.2–32.2% and 6.9–20.7% in true lavender and lavandin samples, respectively). All EO were characterized as pleasant, with a floral aroma as a prominent odor. Samples exhibited high antimicrobial activities (3.5–14.2 µL mL−1 MIC and MBC values) against important Gram-positive (B. cereus and L. monocytogenes) and Gram-negative bacteria (E. coli) and yeasts (C. albicans), and high antioxidant capacity (IC50 values of 0.23–0.59 µg AAE mL−1 EO). This preliminary research on the quality of lavender EOs reveals the potential of this species for the future of medicinal and aromatic plant species production and further diversification of agriculture in the area.

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Essential Oil Quality of Lavender Grown Outside Its Native Distribution Range: A Study from Serbia

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New crops in the region of Vojvodina (Serbia) as "Rays of hope"

Lukić,

Đečan,

Bubalo Živković

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The paper discusses phenomena in the rural area of the Vojvodina Region, which are recognized as opportunities that contribute to the balancing of regional development. The selection of phenomena is the result of clues about them found in the media. Through field observations and communication with the local population, knowledge about phenomena has been enriched. The task of the paper is to highlight the emergence of new, but also the renewal of old agricultural cultures that can be called new rural potentials. The importance of the work is to draw scientific attention to these "rays of hope", as the interlocutors called them during the research, and to highlight the need for continued monitoring because they can change certain natural and social characteristics of the Vojvodina Region.

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Economic Value of Technical Niche Cultures and Prospects for the Development of Their Production

Baidala¹,

Мірзоєва²,

Mirzoiev³

2023

Bioeconomics and Agrarian Business

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The purpose of the publication is to characterize the economic value of niche technical crops from today's point of view and to substantiate the economic prospects of their production in the context of modern threats and challenges. The relevance of the study is primarily due to the worsening of food security, the deterioration of the soil, as well as the fact that traditional crops, such as soybeans, which are capricious to weather conditions, moisture-loving corn, and even sunflower, according to forecasts in some regions, will give less and less profits, so farmers need to think about an alternative and to diversify production. To achieve the goal, general scientific and special methods of cognition were used: dialectical, which made it possible to determine the relevance and theoretical basis of the researched question; abstract-logical, with the help of which the theoretical material was systematized and the structure and relationships of the elements of scientific research were formed; analysis and synthesis, which made it possible to identify and group the advantages of niche technical crops, which were considered as arguments in favor of the development of their production; and generalization, with the purpose of forming a comprehensive approach to presenting the researched issue and formulating conclusions. In order to increase the level of specificity and objectivity of the study regarding the prospects for the development of the production of niche technical crops, attention was focused on their individual representatives, safflower and mustard. The main results of the study were: generalization of arguments in favor of the economic feasibility of developing the production of safflower and mustard, among which their multifunctionality, which is common for most niche technical crops, is highlighted; detailed disclosure of the advantages of these cultures, the significance of which is growing in the context of worsening food security; and presentation of the economic value of niche technical crops as a complex characteristic, covering closely related economic, agrotechnical, ecological, agronomic, and socio-economic components. In general, the development of the production of these crops is presented as a tool for diversification of agricultural production and a tool for strengthening of food security under the conditions of modern threats and challenges, which determines the practical significance of the study

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Organic production of lavender in Serbia: Economic and financial analysis

Cited by 3 publications

References 15 publications

Essential Oil Quality of Lavender Grown Outside Its Native Distribution Range: A Study from Serbia

Essential Oil Quality of Lavender Grown Outside Its Native Distribution Range: A Study from Serbia

New crops in the region of Vojvodina (Serbia) as "Rays of hope"

Economic Value of Technical Niche Cultures and Prospects for the Development of Their Production

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