摘要:In this article the authors attempt to present the experiences East European countries gained during the transformation of their agricultures, considering that these experiences could be of use to Croatia. They give separate accounts of the process in East Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Rumania and Bulgaria. The authors continue by examining what is now going on in West European agriculture with the purpose of avoiding mistakes that were made in the preceding period but also because both East European and Croatian agriculture are turned to the great and rich Western market that is very demanding from all aspects.