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5) State to lease uncultivated land to young farmers for free
October 31st, 2020, https://beta.rs/ekonomija/ekonomija-srbija/136002-krkobabic
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Young farmers are being provided an opportunity to receive leases to work up to 50 hectares of uncultivated state land for free, with the only caveat being that they utilize the land in accordance with agricultural policy standards. The measure is part of a state effort to both support young farmers and restore work on the approximately 200,000 hectares of uncultivated state land in Serbia.
Foreign Aid
6) Dutch support for Serbian berry production
November 27th, 2020, https://agrosmart.net/2020/11/27/novim-sortama-povecati-prinose-i-kvalitet-jagodastog-voca/
Serbia has great potential for the development of berries. Although positive results have been recorded in this sector in recent years, there are many opportunities to increase yields, introduce new varieties and improve quality. To this end, a collaborative project between Serbia and the Netherlands in this area (financed by the government of the Netherlands) will take place over the next three years. One of the main activities of the project is the establishment of a demonstration field that will show how new technologies, applied knowledge and importing the entire production chain can improve the quality and quantity of production. This will help increase the level of professional and practical knowledge in the country as well as the use of modern technologies and innovations.
November 3rd, 2020, http://uap.gov.rs/odrzana-sedma-sednica-ipard-ii-odbora-za-pracenje/
The seventh session of the IPARD II Monitoring Committee was held in late October 2020 in an online format, with the Agriculture Minister Branislav Nedimovic serving as chair. During the session, the Committee reviewed the results achieved in the implementation of IPARD incentives thus far. They also adopted the Fourth Amendment to the IPARD II Program as well as amendments to the Action Plan for Technical Assistance for 2020 and the Action Plan for Technical Assistance for 2021.
In addition to the members of the IPARD II Monitoring Committee, the session was attended by representatives of the European Commission's Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development, the Delegation of the European Union to Serbia, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of European Integration, the EU Audit Office and others.
8) EBRD, FAO provide trainings to protect Serbia’s grain supply chain
October 31st, 2020, https://agrosmart.net/2020/10/31/fao-i-ebrd-doprinose-boljoj-sigurnosti-u-lancu-snabdevanja-zitom/
Given Serbia’s status as a large export of wheat, corn and other cereals, it is important for food security in many parts of the world that Serbia’s grain supply chains remain uninterrupted amid the COVID-19 pandemic. For this reason, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are working closely with the Serbian Cereal Association to provide trainings and give safety guidelines to the staff of 70 elevators and grain warehouses in Serbia. The trainings focused on good practices of biological protection, with a special focus on critical control points such as truck movement patterns, grain sampling and testing, unloading and access by external staff and visitors.
