SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURE AND CATTLE BREEDING

08.01.2009.

PhD Igor Novakovic, President of Palilula Municipality and Boban Mikic Municipal council organized a reception for the representatives of agricultural associations and individual agricultural producers who showed their best results back in 2008. This meeting has indicated one rich and powerful cooperation of local self - government and individual producers in 2009.

Novakovic requested better unity and cooperation of food producers and announced that in the beginning of March this year the Municipal fund for Agriculture will be founded that will, together with the help by Ministry of agriculture of Serbia, City of Nis –the Municipal budget, start with 3-4 million of dinars that will be provided for the stimulus of agriculture and food marketing (vegetables, meat, milk, cheese, fruits). Furthermore, the thing that is waiting is the meeting with the colleagues from Niska Banja, Pantelej and Crveni Krst Nis municipalities about the estate management and the forming of Union of agricultural producers and proper formation of cooperative unions. This all will provide competitive presentation at the big regional market, noted the President. General remark is that in the complex economic conditions we can have one normal production. The biggest problematic issue is certainly product classification at the market – said the invited Palilula producers at the reception. The future of agriculture is producing in big quantities for the familiar customers and clients and in this way 3Qs will be fully satisfied (quality, quantity and continuity) is the conclusion of this meeting.

The development of modern sector of primary agricultural production and refining industry is one of the priorities of the Strategy of local economic development of Palilula Municipality. This activity is of big significance for life standards sustainability. Regarding this stage at the terrain and also regarding all the existing information, the agricultural development and the development of villages at Palilula territory relies on the number of elements. Many decades have passed with the migration from villages to towns and this problem has been slowed down since Palilula Municipality has contributed here itself in large percent.

This reception gathered the representatives of agricultural and cattle breeding cooperatives: `MLECNI PU`T`, `LALINAC`, `POVRTAR`, `SVETI MARKO`, `KUTAK ZDRAVOG ZIVOTA`, `STOCAR`, `EKOFORA`, `AGROPROIZVOD` and NONIUS`.