IMPACT OF INVESTMENTS ON FOOD SECURITY ACCESS: CASE OF EU AND NON-EU MEMBER COUNTRIES

Mina Kovljenić; Saša Raletić Jotanović; Jelena Nestorov Bizonj; Branka Maksimović

doi:10.59267/ekoPolj2304937K

Authors

Mina Kovljenić Regional Innovative Start up Centre in Subotica, Adolfa Singera 12a, Subotica, Republic of Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7548-3938
Saša Raletić Jotanović Novi Sad Schoole of Business, Vladimira Perića Valtera 4, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2181-1852
Jelena Nestorov Bizonj Cooperative Union of Vojvodina, Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 25, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8840-9024
Branka Maksimović Novi Sad Schoole of Business, Vladimira Perića Valtera 4, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5414-4729

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59267/ekoPolj2304937K

Keywords:

food security, investments, access, countries of the former Yugoslavia, EU

Abstract

Agriculture around the world faces a number of challenges. The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of gross investments and agriculture investments on the level of food security in the member countries of the European Union (EU) and non-EU member countries. In the paper as a method of research hierarchical regression analysis was used. The results of the research showed that there is a statistically significant influence of gross investments and agriculture investments on the level of food security in the EU and non-EU member countries. The largest amount of gross investments and investments in agriculture was recorded in Croatia and Slovenia, as a EU members countries, which have the highest level of food security. On the other hand, the lowest volume of gross investments and investments in agriculture was recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as non-EU member country, which has the lower level of food security.

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