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Croatia - AGRICULTURE

 


Agriculture

In 1997, the fruit production in Croatia maintained the growth of the agricultural activity. Furthermore, the World Bank granted a loan of 42 million dollars for the regeneration and the protection of the coast against forest fires, which was destroyed during the war.
Foodstuffs exports account for 9.5 % of total exports. Foodstuffs imports account for 10.6 % of the total imports of the country.

Farmland surface area:

The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 1,587,000 hectares in Croatia.

Crops

Crop
Yield (in Metric Tons)
Surface (in hectares)

Yield Hg/ Ha*

Corn  
800  
200  
40  
Wheat  
1,080,000  
240  
45  
Potatoes  
500  
55  
90,909  
Grapes  
394,066  
54,694  
72,049  
Barley  
124,89  
44,517  
28,054  

* hectograms/hectares

Livestock

Species
Headcount
Pigs  
1,362,000  
Cattle  
440  
Ovine races  
488,535  
Goats  
77,862  
Poultry  
10,350,000  

Number of tractors:

3,052

Irrigated land (surface area):

3,000 hectares.

 

Fishing



Yield in metric tons

Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods
Saltwater fish
2,231 Tm.
14,514 Tm.

Aquacultural yield in metric tons:

19,160 Tm.

 

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