Agriculture ministry

BELGRADE – Serbian Agriculture Minister Snezana Bogosavljevic-Boskovic said Friday that the ministry would do everything to respect the procedures and rules of the Russian market and live up to the trust put in us, adding that increased export of Serbian products to the Customs Union member states could not harm anyone.

The European Commission has warned that farmers injured by Russia's restrictive measures are not to expect immediate compensations.

Bulgaria's agriculture minister said food producers in the EU are entitled to compensation for Moscow's ban on the import of meat, fish, dairy products, vegetables, fruits and nuts.

Russia's retaliation comes in the wake of the EU and US sanctions imposed on the Kremlin for its perceived role in the conflict between government and pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.

Interim Agriculture Minister Vasil Grudev sent on Friday a request to Brussels that an emergency meeting be called to discuss the response to Russia's ban on EU food imports.

Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister has submitted a tip-off to Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov against officials of the State Fund Agriculture (SFA) for flawed project approval.

Dimitar Grekov, as cited by Trud daily, made clear that the report to Tsatsarov contained a summary of multiple complaints of beneficiaries under the Rural Development Program.

Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Agriculture Byurhan Abazov has met with representatives of the Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia, Friday.

BELGRADE - Three-day regional agricultural conference LANDNET dedicated to efficient land management, primarily consolidation and lease of land, kicked off in Belgrade on Monday in organization of the Ministry of Agriculture and under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FOA) of the United Nations and the German Organization for Technical Cooperation (GIZ).

Turkey and the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at supporting forestry in the Balkans and Africa.   
 

BELGRADE - The U.S. organic food market is huge and it offers opportunities for export of agricultural products from Serbia, primarily in the sectors of milk processing and berry production, mainly when it comes to fresh raspberries, Serbian Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Snezana Bogosavljevic Boskovic and U.S. Ambassador in Serbia Michael Kirby stated.

A total of 409 projects under the Rural Development Program for young farmers will receive subsidies for EUR 10M, Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture and Food informed.