Personal information

Dr. Ramona Franić
Assistant Professor (2004)
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
Svetošimunska c. 25, 10000 Zagreb
V. pavillion, 1 floor
+385 /1/239 3757
e-mail: ramonaf@agr.hr

Teaching

Undergraduate program
Agricultural Policy (assistant)
Agricultural Economics (assistant)
Graduate program
Agricultural Policy (assistant)
Economics of Fishery (assistant)

Research interests

Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Policy
Economics of agricultural resource use
Socio-economic aspects of rural development

Current projects

2004-2007
Dioscuri Project. Eastern Enlargement-Western Enlargement
European Commission, FP6
Center for Policy Studies at the Central European University, Budapest. For Croatia: Drago Čengić, Institute of social sciences, Ivo Pilar, Zagreb
2002-2005
Croatian Agriculture Adjustment to the EU Association Requirements
Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia
Tito Žimbrek, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
2002-2004
The socio-economic culture of Eastern Europe in the enlarged Union: an asset or a liability?
Austrian National Bank and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Austria
Drago Čengić, Institute of social sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb
2003
Family farming adjustment to the sustainable development principles - study on the territory of Virovitica-Podravina County
Zagrebačka banka d.d.
Ramona Franić
2003-2004
Effect of the production support model
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Croatia
Ramona Franić

Academic qualifications

1999
Ph.D.
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Measuring state intervention in Croatian agriculture
1994
M.Sc.
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Agricultural policy in rural development of the Republic of Croatia - with a special emphasis on policy of prices and subsidies
1990
B.Sc.
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Zagreb
Economic advertising of agricultural products

Training and research experience

March 1999.
Godollo University of Agricultural Sciences, Hungary
FAO Sub-regional office for CEE, Humboldt University of Berlin, Godollo Univ. of Ag. Sc.
Central and Eastern European Sustainable Agriculture Network
September 1999.
Szeged-Bay Zoltan Institute, Hungary
University of Perugia, Italy and Szeged-Bay Zoltan Institute, Hungary
Key actions for the rural integrated and sustainable development strategy
September 2000.
University of Perugia, Italy
University of Perugia, Italy
Summer school in rural tourism, and the 1st World forum on agritourism and rural tourism
June 2001.
Prague, Czech Republic
FAO
Farmers' organizations in CEECs

Employment and work experience

1991 - now
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Past projects

2001-2003
Integral development of rural area under the special state concern
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Croatia
Tito Žimbrek, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
1996-2002
Impact and effect of developing factors and agricultural policy measures on structural adjustment of Croatian agriculture
Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia
Tito Žimbrek, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
2000
Croatia: Competitiveness ina agriculture and EU accession
Landell Mills Limited
Jos Haynes
2000
Strategy for National Agricultural Development - horizon 2010 (TCP/RER/8924)
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
Dorina Minoiu (FAO), Tito Žimbrek (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb)
1997-1999
State intervention in Croatian agriculture
Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia
Ramona Franić, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Franić Ramona, Žimbrek T. (2003). Premises for the inclusion of agriculture in the process of Croatian accession to the EU. In: Croatian accession to the European Union. Economic and legal challenges (Katarina Ott, ed.), Institut for public finance and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Zagreb, 153-172.

Franić Ramona, Grgić Z. (2002). Agritourism on a Family Farm in Cratia - Prospects for Development. A Case Study. (Agroturizam na obiteljskom poljoprivrednom gospodarstvu u Hrvatskoj - pretpostavke i izgledi razvitka. Studij slučaja). Agric Conspec Sci 67(3): 131-141.

Grgić Z., Franić Ramona (2002). Efficiency of Dairy Production on a Family Farm (Efikasnost proizvodnje mlijeka u obiteljskom gospodarstvu). Dairy (Mljekarstvo) 52(4): 51-60.

Žimbrek T., Franić Ramona, Juračak J. (2001). Strategic Priorities of Croatian Agriculture - Achievements, Constraints and Opportunities. (Strateški prioriteti hrvatske poljoprivrede- ograničenja i mogućnosti). Agroeconomia Croatica 1(1): 1-14

Franić Ramona (2000). Methodology of Measuring State Intervention in Croatian Agriculture (Metodologija mjerenja državne intervencije u poljoprivredi). Agric Conspec Sci 65(2): 79-88.

Franić Ramona, Grgić Z. (2000). Agricultural Policy as a Sustainable Development Maker. In: Proc X World Congress of Rural Sociology, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Paper 00229.

Kraljičković J., Žimbrek, T., Franić Ramona (1995). A century of a family farm survival in Croatia. Agric Conspec Sci 60(3-4): 375-384.

Tratnik M., Žimbrek T., Grgić I., Franić Ramona (1993). Productivity and Capital Intensity of Large-scale Croatian Agriculture Technology. (Proizvodnost i kapitalna intenzivnost tehnologije krupne hrvatske poljoprivrede). Ekonomski pregled 7-8: 479-493

Božić M., Franić Ramona (1993). World Trade in Fruit and Vegetables. In: Proc 9 th International Farm Management Congress, Budapest, Gödöllő, Hungary