摘要：Dalmatian islands compose a separate geographic-natural area of exceptional national value. They are the parts of one totality in which eve1y single island is specific with regard to own characteristics, to the level and structure of developed certain economic activities, to its problems and conditions for development. From the agricultural development point of view, the author espresses his own attitude on the basis of the nature and tradition of the work as well as the research results carried out on the family farms. Specific agricultural family farms have developed on the islands. They have different structure and the sort of products, and they differ essentially from those of mainland (non-island communities). In this paper, special attention is given to the obse1vation of agricultural development on bigger Dalmatian islands, particularly on islands Brač, Hvar, Korčula, Lastovo and Vis. This paper is the product of the survey research results: the data were collected by methodolological comparative questionnaire on the households sample, which was unchangeable in the period from 1971 to 1992, and households were chosen in multi-stages. The natural characteristics of islands, the household member activities, land capacities and owning structure, soil use level, structure and sort of products, production and market have been in the analysis observed. Agriculture on the islands has been losing it dominant significance for a long time. Agriculture improvement has not been thought out, but the development directions should not be changed. Agriculture in the future, with the specific products can contribute to the total stability of the population on the islands. At the end of paper the author presents the fundamental characteristics for the future development of viticulture, wine-dressing, olive-growing and fruit-growing, vegetable farming and sheep-farming on the Croatian islands.
