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Welcome to the SMARTLABOR Repository – Your Open Database for Smart Agriculture and Skills Development in the Western Balkans

The SMARTLABOR repository provides open access to a wide range of methodologies, tools, and resources to advance smart agriculture and related skills. Its mission is to support informed policymaking across the region by encouraging the adoption of technological innovations and promoting sustainable growth in the agricultural sector.

Within the repository, you’ll find a variety of resources—from surveys and policy roadmaps to interactive maps and research tools—tailored to the needs of civil society organizations, policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders. All materials developed through the SMARTLABOR project are free to download, replicate, and reuse, contributing to capacity building and fostering evidence-based policymaking.

Discover national and regional actors in the Western Balkans, access workshop content, explore policy recommendations, and visualize key stakeholders through interactive maps. Use this platform as a resource hub to collaborate, innovate, and shape the future of agriculture through smart specialization.

The SMARTLABOR repository serves as a lasting knowledge platform for all stakeholders—CSOs, government institutions, researchers, and businesses—committed to advancing smart agriculture, innovation, and sustainable development.

Get started today! Explore the SMARTLABOR repository, share your resources, and join us in building a smarter agricultural future for the Western Balkans.

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Year

Title of the document

Authors

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ETF
2025

Bridging Sustainability and Digital Gaps In the Agri-Food Sector: Insights From a Study on the Related Skills Needs of Small Farms in Serbia

Andjelkovic, B., Jakobi, T., & Mitrovich, M. (2025). Bridging Sustainability and Digital Gaps In the Agri-Food Sector: Insights From a Study on the Related Skills Needs of Small Farms in Serbia. In U.Bardak. T. Hogarth, C. Fratalia & E.Thorpe (Eds.),From Skills Anticipation to Skills Action: Collection of Articles to Understand Skills Demand in EU Neighbouring Countries (pp 19-28). European Training Foundation https://www.etf.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2025-04/From%20skills%20anticipation%20to%20skills%20action_Collection%20of%20articles.pdf

Publications Office of the European Union
2024

The identification of Smart Specialisation priority domains in Serbia

Radovanovic, N., Matusiak, M., & Kleibrink, A. (Eds.). (2021). The identification of smart specialisation priority domains in Serbia (EUR 30811 EN). Publications Office of the European Union. https://doi.org/10.2760/003800

Srpska akademska misao
2016

Agricultural rural libraries in Serbia in the era of information technology

Crnković, V. (2016). Agricultural rural libraries in Serbia in the era of information technology. Српска академска мисао1(2), 75-92.

Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management
2017

Are Farmers Ready for Changes that Internet and Social Media Bring?

Ćirić, M., & Kuzman, B. (2017). Are farmers ready for changes that the internet and social media bring? In Proceedings from the International Scientific Conference: Innovation, ICT, and Education for the Next Generation (pp. 81-97). Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management. ISBN 978-86-87619-84-5.

2018

Opportunities for precision agriculture in Serbia

Tagarakis, A. C., van Evert, F., Kempenaar, C., Ljubičić, N., Milić, D., Crnojević Bengin, V., & Crnojević, V. (2018). Opportunities for precision agriculture in Serbia. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Precision Agriculture (Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Ekonomika poljoprivrede
2019

Perception of small farmers in Serbia regarding the use of ICT and possibilities of organic agriculture

Ilić-Kosanović, T., Pažun, B., Langović, Z., & Tomić, S. (2019). Perception of small farmers in Serbia regarding the use of ICT and possibilities of organic agriculture. Економика пољопривреде, 66(4), 989-1001.

Региональная экономика. Юг России
2021

Knowledge transfer for economic development: Online farmer training in Vojvodina

Bálint, J., & Lengyel, L. (2021). KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: ONLINE FARMER TRAINING IN VOJVODINA. Региональная экономика. Юг России9(3), 50-60.

Ekonomika poljoprivrede
2022

Digital agriculture – The case of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina

Vukadinovic, S., Jesic, J., Okanovic, A., & Lovre, I. (2022). DIGITAL AGRICULTURE–THE CASE OF THE AUTONOMOUS PROVINCE OF VOJVODINA. Економика пољопривреде69(1), 133-145.

University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture
2022

Application of new technologies in the transfer of knowledge and information in agriculture

Nikolić, M., Paunović, T., & Vučković, D. (2022). Application of new technologies in the transfer of knowledge and information in agriculture. In XI International Symposium on Agricultural Sciences AgroReS 2022: Book of Proceedings (pp. 191-200). University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
2023

Technological progress in the function of productivity and sustainability of agriculture: The case of innovative countries and the Republic of Serbia

Dimitrijević, M. S. (2023). Technological progress in the function of productivity and sustainability of agriculture: The case of innovative countries and the Republic of Serbia. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research14, 100856