Agriculture and food production are extremely important for Croatia, so the aim of this paper is to point out the potential of agriculture as a driver of economic growth in the Republic of Croatia. Agriculture is an industry that includes the production of food, fiber, animal feed and other goods by raising animals and harvesting plants. According to the literature, agriculture originates from western Asia. Over time, numerous changes have been recorded in the way agriculture takes place. Over the last 10 years, there has been an increasing emphasis on the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers on farms, as well as genetically modified organisms. Growing awareness of how chemicals affect human health and the environment has led to demands for increased government regulation of the agricultural industry (Denham i sur., 2007). The agricultural sector plays a strategic role in the country's economic development through the contribution to national income, is a source of food supply, is a prerequisite for improving the supply of raw materials, insurance is surplus, represents a shift in labor, creates infrastructure, frees from lack of capital, is useful for reducing inequality. It creates effective demand, is useful in phasing out the economic depression, makes it a source of foreign exchange for the country, and contributes to capital creation. Although significant financial resources are available to Croatian farmers, there are fears that the funds will not be used due to lack of own capital and lack of ability and willingness to cooperate and initiative to launch projects of local (rural) communities (Volk, 2012). However, previous research suggests that Croatian agriculture and food production will be able to survive and grow in European political and economic circumstances, contributing to Croatia's overall identity, growth and development (Ministarstvo poljoprivrede 2021).