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Dr. Miroslav Tratnik
assistant professor
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Department of agricultural economics and rural sociology
Svetošimunska c. 25
V pavillion, 1st floor right, room number 5
+385 /1/2393735
+385 /1/2393745
e-mail: mtratnik@agr.hr

Teaching

Undergraduate program
Agricultural economics
Co-operative movement
Graduate program
Agricultural economics
Economics of fishery

Research interests

Economics of resource use and economic growth in agriculture
Macro-economic modelling and technical-technological changes in agriculture
Co-operative movement, co-operative organizing and management, strategic alliances
Bio-chemical models for maritime fishery management
Theory and practice of logic managemet in agriculture

Current projects

2003-2005
Economic and technological valorization of competitiveness of strawberry production technologies
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Croatia
Miroslav Tratnik, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
2003.-2004.
Adjustment of Tabacco Sector in the Process of Croatian Entrance into EU
Hrvatski duhani d.d., Virovitica
Ivo Grgić, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
2002-2005
Co-operative organizing in the role of the economic structure enlargement
Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia
Miroslav Tratnik, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
2001-2003
Modelling and optimization of the fruit and vegetables cold-storage network by family farms
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Croatia
Miroslav Tratnik, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Academic qualifications

1995
Ph.D.
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Influence of the technical and technological progress on the labour requirements in Croatian agriculture
1987
M.Sc.
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Agricultural capacities and their valorization through the co-operation
1965
B.Sc.
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Economic and organization of internal transport in agricultural firm

Training and research experience

September 1990 - December 1990
Institut Agronomique Medierraneed daMontpellier (IAMM) - France
IAMM
Use of informatics in projections and management of agro-industrial and rural development
September 1988 - February 1989
Institut Agronomique Mediterraneed da Montpellier (IAMM) - France
FAO
Use of informatics in agriculture - relation basis forming
March 1971 - September 1972
Institut Agronomique Mediterraneed da Montpellier (IAMM) - France
French Government and FAO
Agro-industry and marketing

Employment and work experience

1971 - now
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Past projects

2002.
Analysis Influence Pension Reform on the Agricultural Family Farms and cooperative movments
HAGENA - Croatian agency of controle pension fonds and insurance agents
Ante Kolega, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
1998 - 2001
Economic and technological efficiency of the fruit and vegetable cold-storage plants
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Croatia
Miroslav Tratnik Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Other professional activities


Scientific publications

Brkić, S., Tratnik, M., Bobanac, M., Žutinić, Đurđica (2002): Attitudes of agronomy students toward family farming as a profession (Stavovi studenata agronomije prema obiteljskoj poljoprivredi kao zanimanju). Agric. Consp. Sci. 67(2):108-115.

Žutinić, Đurđica, Tratnik, M. (2003): Organic Vegetable Growing - Attitude of the Croatian Farmers. Field Study Results for Bjelovarsko-bilogorska County in Croatia. Acta Horticulturae (in print).

Brkić, S., Tratnik, M., Žutinić, Đurđica (2003): Articulation of the Croatian Farmers' Interests Through Protests. Sligo, 2003, Ireland

Tratnik, M., Kolega, A. (1993): The Labour Productivity, Level of Capital Equipment of Labour and Technical and Technological Progress of Croatian Agriculture. Abstracts of the 7th EAAE Congress, Stresa, Italy

Bobanac, M., Tratnik, M. (1995): The Influence of School Cooperative Societies Towards the Professional Orientation. Abstracts of the 16th Congress of the ESRS, Prague, Chech Republic

Bobanac, M., Tratnik, M. (1995): The Influence of Pupils' Co-operatives on Vocational Guidance", Agric. Consp. Sci. 67(3-4):367-374

Bobanac, M., Tratnik, M. (1995): Rationalization in mineral fertilizers use and production of biologically valuable food (Racionalizacija u potrošnji mineralnih gnojiva i proizvodnja biološki vrijedne hrane). Proceedings. Croatia: With Biologically Valuable Food in Europe.

Tratnik, M., Žimbrek, T., Grgić, I., Franić Ramona (1993): Productivity and capital technology intensity. In: Contributed Papers II of the 9th International Farm Management Congress, Budapest, Godollo, Hunagry

Tratnik, M. (1998): Economic valuation of production resoruces in agriculture and importance in development strategy (Gospodarsko vrednovanje proizvodnih resursa u poljoprivredi i značenje u strategiji razvitka). Znanstveni glasnik - časopis za prirodne i tehničke znanosti br. 5-6, Mostar

Hrsto, D., Tratnik, M. (2002): Level of costs in milk production in Croatia (Razina troškova proizvodnje mlijeka u Hrvatskoj). Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Proceedings, Zadar, 5-8 June.


Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI)

http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=88061

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