Digitalization in agriculture and application in Serbia

Abstract

The subject of the paper is analysis of the possibility of application of new digital technologies in all production and processing stages and sectors. The goal of paper is to show that digitalization in agriculture entails the changes that may be positive and negative. Positive changes are reflected in the shortening of the time required for submission of request for subsidies and their payment. Negative changes refer to the age and level of education of the holder of agricultural holdings who should implement digitalization on their holding. Also, in paper has given comparative review of resulting legal changes in agriculture and rural development based on the two analysed Laws on Incentives in Agriculture and Rural Development in 2016 and 2023. The research used the following methods: induction, deduction, analysis, synthesis, description and desk research. The results of the research show that the application of new digital technologies has more advantages than disadvantages, which is why it is increasingly represented in all forms of society's functioning.