Family Holdings in Montenegro as Factors of Development of Villages and Agriculture

Abstract

Agricultural production in Montenegro has a long tradition and due to available natural resources it could present a backbone of economic development. Almost the entire agricultural production in Montenegro is con­ducted at family holdings. According to the most recent agricultural census from 2010, the total number of agricultural holdings is 48,847, whereof 48,824 are family agricultural holdings or 99%, whilst only 46 companies perform agricultural activities. Regarding the number of hol­dings, the lowest number is in Tivat, 169, whilst Podgorica has the pri­macy with 7,254 holdings. The paper displays the analysis of socio-demo­graphic and agrarian factors at family agricultural holdings. Demo­graphic picture of Montenegrin agricultural population is unfavorable, since intensive aging process has many negative implications, which could be expected in the future period, too.