MODERN PRODUCTION OF VEGETABLES AND SUBSIDIES
16.01.2015

"Agriculture is dominant industry in Serbia and all the activities of the Ministry will be directed towards its stimulation and development," said Zeljko Radosevic, State Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture while opening Fourth Council of vegetable producers in southern Serbia in Nis, which was organized at the Army Hall of Serbia. In 2015, we expect the cycle of accreditation of our organizational structure in agriculture in order to, from 2016 to 2020, could apply for 175 million euros from the fund (IPA Rural Development - IPARD) EU, which is intended for rural development and incentives of agricultural production. Working with local governments is extremely important in this process and Niš is one of the cities that showed remarkable capabilities for agriculture, said Radosevic Secretary of State.

Vegetable growers and other farmers this year can expect subsidies from the state, but under the amended rules. Radosevic explained that from the state budget will be subsidized only growing of the maximum of 20 hectares. Producers who have more than 20 hectares will be able to compete but subsidies will be covered only 20 acres of their farmland.

City of Niš will apply to the Ministry of Agriculture with four projects. With them they will be in the field of agricultural primary production to apply for EU funds, said prof. Dr. Jovan Stojkovic, City councilor in charge of agriculture. This year counseling of vegetable producers in southern Serbia, which has caused great interest of farmers of Nis, was held with the theme "Modern vegetable production." After the exposure to the Secretary of State Radosevic on the incentives of primary agricultural production in 2015, the counseling was discussed on the production of pepper and vegetable seedlings and pest control. Continuous improvement and monitoring of new trends and developments is the only way that this production is competitive, it was said at the conference.

Vegetable production on larger lots, near Nis, mostly is represented inPalilula villages: Lalinac, Cokot, Međurovo, Mramor ... In this municipality, which in territorial term includes 15 villages which rely on the narrower part of the city, under the agricultural surface is about 7,395 ha. Of these 6,648 hectares are arable land and 747 ha of pastures. According to Boban Džunić president of the Municipality, in the "strategic development plan," the municipality of Palilula, as the primary task, was stated that "revival" of the village, which in the future, is expected to be the basis for sustainable development of the Nis City municipalities.

In Serbia there are 330 thousand registered agricultural users. For 95 percent of subsidy recipients, or more than 310,000 registered farms, it was heard at the conference in Nis, nothing will change compared to the previous year.