Abstract
Groundwater is an important but under-utilized water resource in Croatia. If compared to other European countries Croatia is one of the richest regarding groundwater and total renewable reserves. In spite of that, water management systems have been built only on approximately 0.5 per cent of the total arable land. As Croatia has been affected by more frequent and longer droughts in the last decade, the scarcity of irrigated areas has become one of the vital issues in Croatian agriculture. On the other hand predominance of inefficientirrigationtechniques, lack or no maintenance of irrigation systems coupled with the absence of adequate government involvement can result in groundwater pollution.
Highlights
Since it gained its independence in 1991 Croatia has undergone a political process of transition from real-socialist planned to market free economy
To a different degree almost all parts of the Republic of Croatia show water deficiency throughout the year for maximum crop production, irrigation is exceptionally important for the future development of agriculture
One of the main problems confronting Croatian agriculture is the division of agricultural land into small lots
Summary
Since it gained its independence in 1991 Croatia has undergone a political process of transition from real-socialist planned to market free economy. Croatia has extensive groundwater resources providing for about 70 per cent of drinking water while their use in irrigation is almost negligible (HRVATSKE VODE, 2007).
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