http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode Meat technology 63(1) Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology application/pdf 348879 bytes info:eu-repo/semantics/review https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:2179 doi:10.18485/meattech.2022.63.1.1 Đorđević, Vesna Mirilović, Milorad Katanić, Nenad Janjić, Jelena Nedić, Drago Šarčević, Danijela Baltić, Milan Ž. eng 2022 Serbia, history, food production, food safety Today’s civilization finds itself facing existential problems in the survival of life on planet Earth. The aim of this paper is to point out the importance of food production from the moment when humans became hunter-gatherers until today, when there is talk about food security from the aspect of providing sufficient amounts of food for present and future generations. The paper presents the production of food in Serbia since the arrival of Slavic tribes on the Balkan Peninsula up to modern times. The paper also points to the historical development of food production and the necessity for socially responsible behaviour to preserve the resources we have for future generations. Food production and security in the area of Serbia: historical background and current situation