PALILULA MUNICIPALITY AT `SERBIA NATURALLY` MANIFESTATION

29.06.2009.

Ministry of agriculture, forestry and water management organized `Serbia naturally` manifestation at Trg Republike in Belgrade.

During this manifestation Vojvodina, Sumadija, East and West Serbia with Kosovo presented their best. In the exhibition area, but also in the programmes of all the participants, the guests could feel the richness of our region, from traditional to cultural, artistic values, tourist and gastronomic specialties.

Palilula Municipality presented its potentials in healthy food production, drinks and domestic handmade products as well as cultural and art values at the promo desk of South Serbia with Kosovo.

Traditional values of municipality presented `Ethno association Palilula` that introduced the public with recognizable spectrum of craft products (pottery, home made products…). `Vim komerc`, enterprise and a member of Ethno association,  dealing with winter food (preserved vegetables), sweet programme and juices following traditional Serbian recipes, presented its also its various products. The association of cattle breeders and milkmen from Lalinac presented traditional production of cheese in olive oil with spices.

Spirit and picture traditionally connected with the scenery of this part of Serbia was presented by Cultural and art society `Kovilje` from Vukmanovo. With a number of traditional customs, mixed with music, this group showed traditional scenery of old Serbia: the connection of old-Serbian, Kosovo-Metohija and Homolj ethnos heritage.

The organizers of this manifestation for South Serbia and City of Nis are Boban Mikic, Palilula councilor, Aleksandra Brzakovic, head of Department for agriculture and Gordana Jovanovic, Regional center for rural development manger.

During this occasion Boban Mikic said to media that, judging to all that was presented on this manifestation, South Serbia did not differ from the other parts of the country either for its innovations, tradition, knowledge and skills and that one obvious problem was in the not enough organized current state of this region. He further concluded that Palilula in future period would put efforts in joint types of food and drinks productions, as well as working on producers networking, so that they would be more competitive at the market.

At the promo desk of South Serbia with Kosovo, the producers from Vranje, Leskovac, Vlasotince, Aleksinac, Gadzin Han and other Nis city municipalities introduced themselves to the public.