Analysis of land consolidation procedures for the case of land consolidation Juršinci

Slovenian food self-sufficiency is far below the European Union average, so it is necessary to protect the agricultural land and with instruments of land policies, such as land consolidation, to encourage greater use of them. In the thesis, land consolidations of agricultural lands, their objectives and effects are presented firstly. Procedures of land consolidations are described and problems which arise in the implementation of land consolidations are presented. Furthermore, actual Slovenian legislation is examined in the field of land consolidations. Here, entire procedures of land consolidation with all components are presented and meliorations are mentioned, which are often conducted at the same time as land consolidations. The valuation of agricultural land, which represents one of the most important stages of the whole process of a land consolidation, is discussed separately and in detail. Valuation of agricultural land is very important phase for a fair and successful implementation of the whole process and the most common cause of complaints by the owners. Factors which must be considered in land valuation are presented. In the last part of the thesis, the valuation of agricultural land for land consolidation area Mostje – Juršinci is presented and analysed.