Abstract
Abstract This article discusses changing trends in agricultural land use in Uskopaljska valley. Quite a large number of agricultural land exploitation orientations indicate that the geographical benefits for the development of certain types of agricultural production are very different. Detailed analysis of the exploitation orientations of land use leads to the opinion that they are determined mainly by social movements. The depopulation areas are numerous in the periphery of Uskopaljska valley, resulting in abandonment of agricultural land and an increase in unused areas. Large extensive production areas were abandoned after 1991, leaving uncultivated ploughlands and grass cover to be used occasionally by herders. In 2018, there were only 7.4 acres of ploughlands, I–IV class quality, per person that were mainly being cultivated, which was not enough to ensure sufficient food production. According to the analysis of available data and based on the practices, and among others a survey among the farmers, the general perception of basic conditions and main problems of agricultural land use and agricultural development is revealed.
Highlights
Agricultural landscapes are dynamic, with a wealth of factors influencing the direction and degree of change [1]
We explored changing trends in agricultural land use, orientations of land use, depopulation areas with related abandonment of agricultural land, the general perception of basic conditions, and main problems of agricultural land use and agricultural development
In an analysis of the development of the traditional agricultural landscapes of the Uskopaljska valley, we conducted a survey in which we found out which factors are most important for farmers
Summary
Agricultural landscapes are dynamic, with a wealth of factors influencing the direction and degree of change [1]. Vrišer [7] in his work “The size of farms in Slovenia” gives an account of the role of the size of the property and the ownership structure in agricultural production. The importance of parcel size and parcelization was discussed by Vrišer [9,10] and Stepić and Jaćimović [11] and Crkvenčić and Malić [12]. Božović and Đurašković [16] in their paper emphasize the importance of the human factor in agricultural production, whether it is the total population, the active population, or the qualified workforce. Many of Mediterranean mountain regions in Europe present very similar features: a mid-mountain environment location, an inability to offer tourist attractions of any real weight, and insufficient agricultural or forestry potential that might serve as an economic engine in a globalized and liberalized economy [17]
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