<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Sustainability of agricultural production in the world is in serious crisis. Interdependence of agricultural production and the environment is multiple and causality works both ways. On one hand, there are environmental changes which hamper food production, and on the other, the agricultural production, as it is, is severely damaging the environment. The very systems of agricultural production jeopardize future production. The goal of this paper is to explore causes of limitations of sustainable agricultural development in the world, where the authors emphasize the following: gas emissions with greenhouse effect, a disturbed cycle of nitrogen circulation and destruction of biodiversity.</p><p>We explored the factors of interdependence of environment and agricultural production and possibilities of sustainable development with a methodological frame work of research, analyzing, comparing and synthesizing domestic and international literature. The authors propose a holistic approach to sustainable development, carefully suited to the regional and local circumstances.</p></abstract>

Sustainability of agricultural production in the world is in serious crisis. Interdependence of agricultural production and the environment is multiple and causality works both ways. On one hand, there are environmental changes which hamper food production, and on the other, the agricultural production, as it is, is severely damaging the environment. The very systems of agricultural production jeopardize future production. The goal of this paper is to explore causes of limitations of sustainable agricultural development in the world, where the authors emphasize the following: gas emissions with greenhouse effect, a disturbed cycle of nitrogen circulation and destruction of biodiversity.We explored the factors of interdependence of environment and agricultural production and possibilities of sustainable development with a methodological frame work of research, analyzing, comparing and synthesizing domestic and international literature. The authors propose a holistic approach to sustainable development, carefully suited to the regional and local circumstances.

Interdependence of Agricultural Production and Environment and the Road to Sustainable Development

Jasmina Curić, Ph.D., Assistant, Department for Chemical - Technological sciences, State University of Novi Pazar,

Bahrija Kačar, Ph.D., Assistant, Department for Economic sciences, State University of Novi Pazar,

Selma Ikić, M.Sc., associate, Office for Local Economic Development, City Administration of Novi Pazar,

Contemporary Agriculture

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Sustainability of agricultural production in the world is in serious crisis. Interdependence of agricultural production and the environment is multiple and...

Interdependence of Agricultural Production and Environment and the Road to Sustainable Development

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 44 - 50

Received: Aug 16, 2016

Accepted: Sep 29, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/contagri-2016-0017

Keywords
agriculture, environment, sustainable development

© 2016 Jasmina Curić et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Interdependence of Agricultural Production and Environment and the Road to Sustainable Development

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 44 - 50

Received: Aug 16, 2016

Accepted: Sep 29, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/contagri-2016-0017

Keywordsagriculture, environment, sustainable development

© 2016 Jasmina Curić et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
agriculture, environment, sustainable development