Agrokomerc
Company of Yugoslavia
Agrokomerc is a food company headquartered in Velika Kladuša, Bosnia and Herzegovina with former operations extending across the entire area of former Yugoslavia. The company became internationally known in the late 1980s due to a corruption scandal known as the Agrokomerc Affair. During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Fikret Abdić, the chief executive officer of the company, used his wealth and political influence to establish the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia, an unrecognized state.
Initial growth
Agrokomerc is located in an area that was put in an economic blockade by the Yugoslav Communist party immediately after World War II. At the time, the company consisted of one farm bordering Croatia.
Originally a small chicken farm with 30 employees, the company started to grow after its new president Fikret Abdić took over in 1967. Agrokomerc started to grow by making connections with farmers in surrounding areas, building chicken farms and providing jobs for thousands of unemployed people in the region.
Shortly after, Agrokomerc became the main subject in all aspects of local life. With positive influence on employees and the public, as well as with its own investments, Agrokomerc made this region into one of the most advanced regions in Yugoslavia. With its own resources, Agrokomerc built roads in the farthest parts of the region, provided water supply and electricity to the region. It also invested in the education system in order to procure highly educated employees.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3486633. VIAF identifies the subject as 139688160. The Library of Congress control number is n90704444. None of the 2 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1967.
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