摘要：into the socioeconomic characteristics of family farms is important for the establishment of a suitable developmental policy, especially now, when the Croatian village is adapting to new conditions. The authors use official statistical data and the results obtained from a questionnaire. They analyze income from outside agriculture, the ownership structure with regard to the time when the farm was formed, average farm size, the land market and land tenancy, crop structure, breeding stock and stock production and whether the basic agricultural products are intended for the market. They found that the average size of farms in eastern Croatia is gently increasing, whereas the average size of family farms in Croatia as a whole is decreasing. There are also differences in crop structure, stock production and the degree of market production between Slavonia and Baranja, i.e. eastern Croatia, and Croatia as a whole.
