Analysis of the storage space in Republic of Srpska in order to increase agricultural production

Abstract

In this analysis we examined current situation of the storage space with reference to storage capacity in Republika Srpska for store of grainy agricultural products. Special attention was devoted to the construction time, storage type and storage capacity up till and over 1000 t. The research included the production of the grainy agricultural products for 2010 and 2011. After the systematization, classification and establishing the production amount of the grainy agricultural products the analysis of the possibility to increase the production with reference to storage capacity was made. The aim of the study was to determine the possibility to increase the production of grainy agricultural products depending on the storage capacity of existing storage capacity. Studies are showing that Republika Srpska dispose with storage capacity of 317.976 t in total (storage capacity in total is referring on storages, which have storage capacity over 1.000 t) and that Republika Srpska needs to have bigger storage capacity in order to increase agricultural production. This statement is confirmed by following facts: production of grainy agricultural products in 2010. was 739.546 t - missing storage capacity for 421.570 t; production of grainy agricultural products in 2011 was 701.645 t - missing storage capacity for 383.678 t and production of grainy agricultural products in 2012 was 595.495 t which means that it was missing 277.519 t of storage capacity.

Keywords

• strorage capacity
• grainy agricultural products