Social Capital of Farmers in the Rural Communities of Vojvodina
The development of rural areas is a complex social, economic, political and cultural issue of immense importance to the development of society as a whole. The vitality of rural communities, which represent a specific socio-spatial phenomenon, affects the development of global society and is inextric...
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| author | Janković Dejan Novakov Marina Petrović Marica |
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| description | The development of rural areas is a complex social, economic, political and cultural issue of immense importance to the development of society as a whole. The vitality of rural communities, which represent a specific socio-spatial phenomenon, affects the development of global society and is inextricably linked to the development and issues of urban areas of each society. Both in theory and development practice, rural development as a complex and enduring process has long been unjustifiably reduced to the economic-agrarian matrix, often reflected in the modernization of agriculture and the centralized and sectoral management of and influence on rural development. The primary focus of this paper is on the social capital of rural communities, i.e. social relations and connections within local rural communities which, alongside other important development factors, are one of the prerequisites to maintaining their vitality. The paper presents the results of a survey on social capital conducted on 281 farms in the region of Vojvodina (Serbia), indicating the characteristics of the social capital on the farms considered and the farmers’ attitudes towards the development and life of their local communities. The social capital of the surveyed farmers was found to be only relatively good, suggesting that the overall social capital in Serbia is underdeveloped because all the farms considered are located in Vojvodina, i.e. the most developed agricultural area in Serbia characterized by rural settlements with the most favorable infrastructural, demographic and economic conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-126c81dab7074417ae134208a58b395c2022-12-21T22:37:45ZengSciendoContemporary Agriculture2466-47742021-06-01701-2202710.2478/contagri-2021-0005Social Capital of Farmers in the Rural Communities of VojvodinaJanković Dejan0Novakov Marina1Petrović Marica2Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21 000Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21 000Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21 000Novi Sad, SerbiaThe development of rural areas is a complex social, economic, political and cultural issue of immense importance to the development of society as a whole. The vitality of rural communities, which represent a specific socio-spatial phenomenon, affects the development of global society and is inextricably linked to the development and issues of urban areas of each society. Both in theory and development practice, rural development as a complex and enduring process has long been unjustifiably reduced to the economic-agrarian matrix, often reflected in the modernization of agriculture and the centralized and sectoral management of and influence on rural development. The primary focus of this paper is on the social capital of rural communities, i.e. social relations and connections within local rural communities which, alongside other important development factors, are one of the prerequisites to maintaining their vitality. The paper presents the results of a survey on social capital conducted on 281 farms in the region of Vojvodina (Serbia), indicating the characteristics of the social capital on the farms considered and the farmers’ attitudes towards the development and life of their local communities. The social capital of the surveyed farmers was found to be only relatively good, suggesting that the overall social capital in Serbia is underdeveloped because all the farms considered are located in Vojvodina, i.e. the most developed agricultural area in Serbia characterized by rural settlements with the most favorable infrastructural, demographic and economic conditions.https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2021-0005social capitalrural developmentlocal rural communitiesvojvodina/serbia |
| spellingShingle | Janković Dejan Novakov Marina Petrović Marica Social Capital of Farmers in the Rural Communities of Vojvodina Contemporary Agriculture social capital rural development local rural communities vojvodina/serbia |
| title | Social Capital of Farmers in the Rural Communities of Vojvodina |
| title_full | Social Capital of Farmers in the Rural Communities of Vojvodina |
| title_fullStr | Social Capital of Farmers in the Rural Communities of Vojvodina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social Capital of Farmers in the Rural Communities of Vojvodina |
| title_short | Social Capital of Farmers in the Rural Communities of Vojvodina |
| title_sort | social capital of farmers in the rural communities of vojvodina |
| topic | social capital rural development local rural communities vojvodina/serbia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2021-0005 |
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