Agriculture has been important part of the community. For most
inhabitants, the businesses of agriculture is the only a way to make a
living, but also a tradition to the families. Potato is the main product
of agriculture. Sokolac used to be known by high quality potato. Not a
long ago, the potato chip industry was a promising industry for this
region. At the same time, Center for Advancement of Agriculture (ogledno
dobro) was established.
Livestock production is the second largest
agriculture industry in the community. The area surrounding Sokolac is
well known for its quality grasslands, due to foggy, moist conditions
that keep the grasses green much of the year and make them well suited
for grazing dairy, cattle and sheep. The beef cattle and sheep is the
second largest export of the community. Although Sokolac has a small
dairy factory, the milk market production is very small.
Sokolac is
surrounded by high quality woodlands, which have been largely destroyed
in last ten years. Although this industry generates most revenue for the
community, a small percentage of people work in the industry.
Bosnia
is the only country in Europe in which a census has been contucted in
15 years. The population of Sokolac almost doubled since the Dayton
Peace Agreement. Almost 100.000 Bosnian Serbs left nearby Sarajevo after
the war in Bosnia ended
