The Agriculture Ministry said on Saturday that preliminary figures released by the national statistical office (DZS) showed that agricultural production in 2020 grew by 4.7% from 2019, or from HRK 17.9 billion to 18.8 billion.

Also, an increase in net value added and productivity of close to 10% has been reported.

Minister Marija Vuckovic has said that data on the increase in net value added and productivity lead to a conclusion that the growth could be of a more lasting nature.

“One should wait for the final figures, which in recent years have always been more favourable than the preliminary ones,” said the minister.