Analysis of buckwheat production in the world and Serbia

• Published in: Ekonomika poljoprivrede (1979) Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 53 - 62
• Main Authors: Popović, Vera, Sikora, Vladimir, Berenji, Janoš, Filipović, Vladimir, Dolijanović, Željko, Ikanović, Jela, Dončić, Dalibor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Belgrade Balkan Scientific Association of Agricultural Economists 2014; Naučno društvo agrarnih ekonomista Balkana, Beograd; Institut za ekonomiku poljoprivrede, Beograd i Akademija ekonomskih nauka, Bukurešt
• Subjects: Agricultural production; area, buckwheat – Fagopyrum esculentum, Serbia, yield, world; Crops; Flowers & plants; Proteins; Statistical analysis; Weeds; Wheat
• ISSN: 0352-3462; 2334-8453
• DOI: 10.5937/ekoPolj1401053P

During the period 2010-2011, about 2.113 million ha of buckwheat was sown annually worldwide. Average yield of buckwheat during the monitored period was 913 kg ha^sup -1^. Areas and average yield have a rising tendency. The most significant producers of buckwheat in the world are China, Russia and Ukraine. In Serbia, buckwheat is produced on small areas. The paper presents results of testing of four buckwheat varieties, produced on plots of the Institute for crops and vegetables as follows: Novosadska, Godijevo, Bamby and Ceska. Analysis of average yield has shown that Novosadska variety produced statistically significant higher yield (2,626 kg ha^sup -1^) compared to the other varieties tested (p<0.05). From the results shown, the authors can see that buckwheat yield in Serbia is significantly higher compared with the world average yield, which tells them that the plant can be successfully produced in the agro-ecological conditions of growing.