TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AS A FACTOR OF AGRO-FOOD SECTOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Keywords:
traditional knowledge (TK), agro-food sector, sustainable development, Republic of SerbiaAbstract
Traditional knowledge is something unique, something that is the fruit of years of human creativity and ingenuity in certain area. The importance of traditional knowledge, from the aspect of experts, in many sectors is incommensurable, but for economy is the most, particularly for agro-food sector development, preserving traditional values and sustainable rural development. Having in mind that the Republic of Serbia is the country with an abundance of natural resources for the popular organic production, then has a very rich agricultural history, tradition, folklore and long experience in food production, the integration between traditional and new knowledge (technology) in food sector is still absolutely not enough, but definitely necessary. A better understanding of the importance for integration of traditional knowledge into contemporary processes of agro-food sector development may help to serve the long-term economic and non-economic interests, investments and sustainable development. The integration of traditional knowledge and contemporary technologies, with institutional supporting, are essential if the country wants to remain part of the world development trends. One way to become a country of interest not only to investors but also to visitors all around the world is building own brands, with protection of traditional values, especially knowledge and domestic food products
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