Resources of the Region in the Function of Agriculture and Rural Development of Montenegro

Abstract

In very short time big changes occurred in the agrarian structure, the structure of the population, territorial and socio-economical deployment. According to that, there is an obvious discontinuity in the development of rural areas. Pointing out the resources of the region during transformation and rapid development of agriculture, rural development and development of rural regions. The largest part of the development potential based on resource utilization is precisely located in the northern region of Montenegro. The basic method used in this paper is descriptive statistics applied to the collection of relevant data resources of the region, document analysis, comparison and synthesis. The signi icant changes in socio-demographics appeared, an increasing part of the elders and the decreasing of the youth, and decreasing the part of the agricultural population. The main leading factors of the development of agriculture and rural development are the family farms in the region, which is about 26.000 and the resources of land, livestock, and labor. The speci icity of the region is re lected in the changing structure of the agricultural population, socioeconomic , demographic, territorial distribution of the population, and migration. The signi icant differences in the development of agriculture and rural development in the region are also present. Resources are not fully utilized in order to reduce the differences in the development of the region and to accelerate the development of less developed areas. Also, the regional development of the areas is needed for measures and program of balanced development of local self-government.

Demographic Changes in the Population of Northern Region in Montenegro with Emphasis on Enterpreneurship: a Review

“…In the region, the concentration of population in cities and other settlements is lower, especially because the significant migration of population from rural to urban areas has occurred. Dominating sector of the economy in the specified region is agriculture, and in other settlements in the region, the majority of the population still lives in villages (Jelić et al, 2014).…”

“…In the municipalities of Berane, Bijelo Polje, Plav and Rožaje, the age of the population is below the average age of the population of Montenegro (Table 5). The demographic problems in this region are due to several important factors: lack of existing rural infrastructure; migration of population from rural to urban areas; unresolved issue of the social status of farmers (pension/retirement -social insurance); unregulated market, or purchasing of agricultural products; incentive measures of the state/government are not satisfactory… (Jelić et al, 2014).…”