o:2179 Food production and security in the area of Serbia: historical background and current situation en 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. Serbia, history, food production, food safety 1552099 10.18485/meattech.2022.63.1.1 2023-05-31T07:31:36.587Z 44 yes 46 Vesna Đorđević Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology Food production and security in the area of Serbia: historical background and current situation 0009-0008-5187-4089 Milorad Mirilović Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade Food production and security in the area of Serbia: historical background and current situation person Nenad Katanić Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Food production and security in the area of Serbia: historical background and current situation person Jelena Janjić Faculty of Veterinary medicine -Belgrade Food production and security in the area of Serbia: historical background and current situation person Drago Nedić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine person Danijela Šarčević Institute of meat hygiene and technology person 0000-0001-8895-2994 Milan Ž. Baltić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine person 2022 application/pdf 348879 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:2179 no yes 19 70 92000002 71A01 Meat technology 63 63 1 1 10 Kaćanskog 13, Belgrade Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology 2022