Can organic agriculture be competitive?

The organic system of agricultural production is a system of production that has a positive impact on the environment, has a fair attitude towards farmers, workers and consumers and enables the achievement of ecological, economic, social and cultural sustainability. Thanks to its positive characteristics, the organic market has been experiencing constant growth and expansion since its inception (ie in the 1990s). In 2018, the value of this market was more than 100 billion US dollars. The analysis of the economic success and sustainability of the organic system implies the determination of its comparative advantages. The authors analyze the specificity of organic production at the level of the national economy (Republic of Serbia) by determining the competitiveness index of RCA and ARCA. The results show that organic production in Serbia has comparative advantages in the analyzed period (2011-2015), which leads the authors to the conclusion that investing in this production system is justified.