Personal information

Mario Njavro, MSc
Assistant (2002)
Faculty of Agriculture University of zagreb
Department of Farm Management
Svetosimunska c. 25, 10000 Zagreb
Hall II, Floor II
+385 /1/239 3761
e-mail: mnjavro@agr.hr

Teaching

Undergraduate program
Farm Management (assistant)
Labor Economics (assistant)

Research interests

Farm Management
Risk Management in Agriculture
Rural Finance

Current projects

2003-2005
Risk Management and Insurance in Agriculture
Agricultural Research Council (ARC), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Mario Njavro, Faculty of Agriculture Zagreb
2003-2005
Effects of Production Subsidies Model
Agricultural Research Council (ARC), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Ramona Franić, Faculty of Agriculture Zagreb
2003-2005
Strawberry Production in Hydroponics
Agricultural Research Council (ARC), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Boris Duralija, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb
2002-2003
Rural Development Strategy
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, UN FAO (TCP/CRO/2801)
Jerzy Michalek, FAO
2002-2006
Risk Analysis and Economic Efficiency in vegetable productions on Family Farms
Ministry of Science, Education and Sports
Vjekoslav Par, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb

Academic qualifications

2001
MSc level
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Family Farm's Typology in Croatia
1997
BSc level
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Importance of Accounting and Finance sector for Management Decision-Making in the "Zvečevo" d.d.

Training and research experience

01.-14. September 2003
Wageningen University, Farm Management Group i Institute for Risk Management in Agriculture (IRMA)
Study visit
Prof. Ruud Huirne, Marcel van Asseldonk, PhD i Miranda Meuwissen, PhD
11-14 November 2001
9th Pacioli; Braunschwig, Germany
Farm Accountancy Data Network
21-26 June 2001
PHLO seminar, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Hardaker J.B., Huirne R.B.M., Anderson J.R.
Risk Management in Agriculture- Principles and Applications
September-October 2001
National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) i Economic Research Service (ERS), Washington, D.C.,
Paul Blacwood (NASS) i Nancy Cochrane (ERS)
Agricultural Statistics and Agricultural Economics Researches

Employment and work experience

1998 - now
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Past projects

2002-2003
National Program for Agriculture and Rural Areas
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Tito Žimbrek, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb
1998-2002
Farm Survey
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Tito Žimbrek, Vjekoslav Par, Josip Juračak, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb
1999
Draft on Law of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Tito Žimbrek, Vjekoslav Par
1998-2001
Simulation Models in Horticultural Production in Zagreb
Agricultural Research Council, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Vjekoslav Par

Other professional activities

2003-
Profession Society Office
Croatian Society of Agricultural Economists
member of management board
2000
Organizer of Workshops, Meetings and Conference Sessions
International Scientific Conference
Secretariat

Scientific publications

Njavro, M., Juračak, J., Par, V.(2003): Large farms in Croatia-Decade of Agony, discussion paper, Workshop "Large Farm Management", Institut fur Agrarentwicklung in Mittel-und Osteuropa, Halle, Njemačka, ISBN 3-9809270-0-8

Par V., Njavro M (2002): Profitability of Livestock Farms in Croatia, Acta Agraria Kaposvariensis, Vol. 6: 211-217

Par V., Njavro M., Grgić I. (1999): The Place of Croatian Livestock Production in Euorpean Agriculture, Acta Agraria Kaposvariensis, Vol. 3: 291-301

Par V., Njavro M., (2000): Horticultural Family Farm Profitability, Acta Horticulture 536, Proc XIV International Symposium on Horticultural Economics Guernsey, U.K., pp 293-300