BIOECONOMY AND FOOD SAFETY SECURITY

Abstract

Nowadays, the health of a nation, can be related in close connection with the most modern concept - bioeconomy. Bioeconomy integrates in a natural manner organic farming, the agricultural practices that becomes available to consumers, attracting more interest, "bio" food products much healthier and more natural compared with the products obtained by intensive modern agriculture. At the same time, organic farming is an alternative to modern, intensive, intensive, economically expensive farming, with an important role in providing healthy food for the population, protecting the environment and preserving the natural balance. The development of agriculture at the beginning of the third millennium cannot be separated from the major problems of humanity today, among which the most important are the demographic increase, the energy crisis and material resources and the protection of the environment. "Bioeconomy" is a type of economy that uses biological resources in the soil and sea, as well as waste, as raw materials for food, feed and industrial and energy production. The European Union's bio-economy already has a turnover of approximately 2000 billion EUR and provides jobs for over 22 million people, or 9% of the total EU employment. EU bio-economy includes sectors such as agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food production, paper and paper pulp, as well as a part of the chemical, biotechnology and energy industries. It is estimated that each euro invested in EU-funded research and innovation for the bio-economy will generate 10 EUR of added value in the bio-economy sectors by 2025. The paper presents some aspects of bioeconomy with an emphasis on the necessity of bio products, food security and food security of a nation, in close connection with the health and security of the food resources.