o:5648 Solar energy as a driver of sustainable development in agriculture: potential and legal framework for implementation in the Republic of Serbia en ABSTRACT: The authors analyze two very important topics, which are intertwined, and relate to the legal regulation and application of solar energy in agriculture in our country. Solar energy reduces the costs of agricultural production in the long term and increases sustainability and competitiveness. Therefore, when it comes to the application of solar energy in agriculture, an important factor that directly affects market positioning is the greater competitiveness of food produced using clean energy. In addition, legal frameworks significant for the use of solar energy in agriculture at the European level and within the borders of the Republic of Serbia were considered as the subject of the paper. The Republic of Serbia has real potential for the production and application of solar energy, but these potentials are not sufficiently used, and the experiences of EU countries can be significant when adopting measures from the sphere of energy policy, especially if one takes into account the context of European integration in accordance with environmental protection. Note: The wrong license was initially entered. Correct license: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 - Creative Commons Autorstvo - Nekomercijalno - Bez prerada 4.0 International Date of correction: 29.04.2026. The change applies only to the license and does not affect the content of the document. Keywords: Solar energy in agriculture, energy-sustainable agriculture, Energy Law, EU legislation. 1552099 10.59267/ekoPolj24031051L 1552101 2334-8453 2024-10-08T11:00:14.195Z 44 yes 46 Nadežda Ljubojev University of Novi Sad, Technical Faculty “Mihajlo Pupin”, Zrenjanin; Универзитет у Новом Саду, Технички факултет “Михајло Пупин”, Зрењанин 0000-0001-9991-6702 Marijana Dukić Mijatović University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad; Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Fakultet tehničkih nauka, Novi Sad person 0000-0003-1327-0889 Jasmina Pekez University of Novi Sad, Technical Faculty “Mihajlo Pupin”, Zrenjanin; Универзитет у Новом Саду, Технички факултет “Михајло Пупин”, Зрењанин person 0000-0003-0454-5326 application/pdf 619809 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:5648 no yes 16 70 92000002 Ekonomika poljoprivrede 71 3 1051 1070 2024