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Post by Croatia Bound on Apr 10, 2012 22:15:10 GMT 1
Hi all, I was wondering - is it possible to buy a small piece of land in Croatia and grow some sort of cash crop? I'm not talking about a full scale farming operation, just a small parcel of land and then growing something to sell for some extra money?
For example, I was ready that people are starting to grow Lavender in certain US states because it can return approx $5k USD per acre.
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Post by dalmatiadreamin on Apr 11, 2012 1:07:46 GMT 1
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Post by Croatia Bound on Apr 11, 2012 1:17:36 GMT 1
Thank you very much for the reply! Fortunately I am a Croatian citizen so that wait period won't affect me.
I am specifically curious about:
a) What kind of cash crops would be good to grow in Croatia? Olives and grapes come to mind obviously but who isn't growing that? I was thinking of something not as common. Lavender or some sort of herb? Peanuts maybe?
b) If you are just growing on a couple of acres and not making too much from it (say under 10k EUR), does the Croatian govt classify you as a farmer? What are the restrictions/regulations?
Thanks very much!
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Post by Ribaric on Apr 11, 2012 6:56:40 GMT 1
Bad news for foreigners, there will be a 7 year transition period during which foreigners cannot buy farmland. but a foreign owned Croatian company can. |
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Post by gmh on Apr 11, 2012 8:41:18 GMT 1
Lavender is the go apparently. My mother inlaw looked into it and has decided that's the best thing to grow on her property.
You'll have to do a lot of soil treatment depending on where your land is. She's inland and it's mud and clay, needs a lot of sand added for drainage.
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Post by crojoe on Apr 11, 2012 10:25:41 GMT 1
So, who wants to go into partnership then for lavendar? Get some land inland and try to become farmers? If you can get 5K per acre, how much would it cost to grow the stuff. Whats involved? Join venture anyone? Looks like you got to wait 3 years for any return and a lot of lay-out. A bit of a long term investment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tzSHlHe9z4&feature=relmfu |
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Post by Croatia Bound on Apr 11, 2012 15:38:42 GMT 1
Wow, this is very encouraging! I read about Lavender being grown in Colorado, USA as a cash crop - I am very glad to hear it can be grown in Croatia as well.
Crojoe - I think the way to make the most out of it would be if you already had some existing land - why not just throw some Lavender plants on there if the land is just sitting? Then you would just have the cost of the Lavender plants and the soil. If you have to buy the land too, well, that's a whole different story.
How about the many people growing olives and grapes - do you think any of them are making some $ from it, or is it just for their own food?
Thanks guys!
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Post by crojoe on Apr 11, 2012 17:00:11 GMT 1
Wow, this is very encouraging! I read about Lavender being grown in Colorado, USA as a cash crop - I am very glad to hear it can be grown in Croatia as well. Crojoe - I think the way to make the most out of it would be if you already had some existing land - why not just throw some Lavender plants on there if the land is just sitting? Then you would just have the cost of the Lavender plants and the soil. If you have to buy the land too, well, that's a whole different story. How about the many people growing olives and grapes - do you think any of them are making some $ from it, or is it just for their own food? Thanks guys! Maybe so if I had the land, but I think there is a bit more to it then just tossing it onto some dirt and watching it grow, that is if you want a productive business out of it. Just seems easier ways to make money. One crafty rich politician here (former party in power) went and bought all this cheap land to just sit on and grow nothing. This way, he will be paid EU subsidies to not grow crops once Croatia joins the EU. |
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Post by Croatia Bound on Apr 11, 2012 20:41:17 GMT 1
Does anyone know the laws associated with farming? What distinguishes an individual with some land and a farmer? I would assume it would be the amount of land in question. Also, doesn't the land have to be classified as "agricultural"?
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Post by Madgolfer on Apr 14, 2012 9:15:25 GMT 1
Another consideration currently is that of irrigation and water supply/use. After last years very dry conditions some alternative crops are being reconsidered for the future.
I think there are still some subsidies available for certain crops including soft fruits and berries, our neighbours have recently planted around 5 acres for blueberry production. There is a 3-4 year wait for a decent crop to appear so not a quick turnaround and they will need a good deal of looking after, not just plant and leave alone.
Some friends in Northern Croatia were looking into a lavender plantation on their land, I will try and find out if it ever took off.
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Post by michaeluskovich on Feb 6, 2014 18:04:50 GMT 1
I am a US and Croatian citizen and currently have a home in both countries. Does anyone know of some good resources for finding small plots of agrcultural land? 2-3 hectares? I also have a d.o.o. comanpy in Zadar and am mostly interested in land in that area.
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Post by chasingthedonkey on Feb 11, 2014 10:54:13 GMT 1
I just came across this - i am curious, did any of you go ahead with this? It sounded promising.
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Post by crojoe on Feb 11, 2014 11:30:41 GMT 1
I just came across this - i am curious, did any of you go ahead with this? It sounded promising. Before I moved to Croatia I was told money grows on trees there, but unfortunately that was false adverting as I am yet to see a cash crop. You'll probably find it easier just being a bank robber, a popular start up business in Croatia. No taxes, high adrenalin and if if things go belly flop you get free accommodation, free meals and plenty of sympathetic chums to tell your story too. |
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