Ecological agriculture encompasses a system of sustainable management in agriculture and forestry that includes food production, plant and animal breeding, processing of primary products and includes all that is ecologically, economically and socially acceptable with the justified use of production technology methods using available natural resources. A more modernized way of conventional agriculture that involves the production of genetically modified food marks the main milestone in the development of ecological agriculture and the confusion of humanity on healthy food. The emergence of sustainable development contributes to the great importance of the environment and promotes the development of ecological agriculture along with other trends in order to make available natural resources for future generations. The Republic of Croatia belongs to the group of EU Member States in which ecological agriculture is not fully applied. Implementation of the Rural Development Program 2014 - 2020 enabled the strengthening of the competitiveness of Croatian agriculture and in general the improvement of living and working conditions in rural areas. Due to preserved natural resources and significant environmental beauty, there is an outstanding potential in the development of ecological agriculture in Croatia.