Information about the State Aid From the European and Serbian perspective

State aid in the agricultural sector
This chapter offers you an overview of the agricultural state aid instruments that are in force at the moment at European Union (EU) level.

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Investments in Serbian agriculture sector by UAE leading agriculture company Al Dahra

Posted Tue, 02/04/2013 - 16:37 by manager

Al Dahra Agriculture ( www.aldahra.com) is a leading company owned by HE Sheikh Hamdan Ben Zayed AlNhayan. It is specialized in agriculture and animal feed production. It is a partner with the UAE government in implementing the strategic food security program. It has global operations, farms and production facilities in the UAE, USA, Sudan, Spain, Pakistan, Namibia and Egypt.

Capacity building of the National Referent Laboratory in Serbia

Posted Fri, 22/03/2013 - 01:05 by manager

H.E. Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Mr. Laurent Stokvis, H.E. Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ms. Mette  Kjuel Nilsen and representatives of EU Twinning project “Capacity building of the National Referent Laboratory” met with Serbian Minister of Agriculture, Mr Goran Knezevic and his team on Wednesday, March 20, 2013.   

Embassy visit to Arilje

Posted Fri, 22/03/2013 - 01:00 by manager

The Ambassador and the Economic and Agriculture Departments of the Embassy of the Netherlands had a working visit to the municipality of Arilje. During the visit the Embassy was informed about developments in the municipality and possibilities for cooperation in fields of soft fruit and textiles production. Base was set for future visits of farmers and growers from Arilje to the Netherlands.

Notice on death of our colleague Adrie de Roo, Agriculture Counsellor

Posted Mon, 11/02/2013 - 21:10 by manager

Dear Colleagues,
It is with great sadness we share with you that Adrie de Roo, Agriculture Counsellor for Western Balkans passed away suddenly on Saturday, 9 February 2013 in Belgrade.

The Dutch interested in food processing in Vojvodina

Posted Fri, 08/02/2013 - 13:40 by manager

The Netherlands, partner country of Novi Sad Agriculture Fair in 2014, is going to work closely with provincial government of Vojvodina on establishing links between companies interested to invest in Vojvodina and those interested to supply equipment to improve capacity in processing of fruit and vegetables.

Grüne Woche, Berlin

Posted Mon, 21/01/2013 - 11:50 by manager

Photos from the Netherlands' stand at the Grüne Woche in Berlin http://www.nrc.nl/inbeeld/2013/01/18/merkel-hapt-een-lekker-nederlands-kaasje-op-grune-woche/ .

Agricultural census

Posted Fri, 05/10/2012 - 17:08 by manager

From October 1st to December 15th 2012 an agricultural census will take place. It is the first agro census after 1960. It will cover around 800.000 farm-households. Besides farms, census will mark agricultural entrepreneurs, agricultural enterprises, agricultural cooperatives, agricultural companies and all relevant stakeholders. The questionnaire is aligned with EU requirements and EU will finance implementation of the census.

Drought set to heavily reduce Serbia’s crop yields in 2012

Posted Mon, 24/09/2012 - 12:27 by manager

This year’s drought will heavily reduce yield in major crops in Serbia for 2012, the Statistics Office estimates show. Corn yield is expected to tumble 45.9% against 2011, while output of sunflower is expected to decline by 23.1%, sugar beet, 22.9%, soybean, 42.3%, potatoes, 32.5%, and beans, 41.4%, according to the Statistics Office. At the same time, Serbia’s apple output is expected to shrink 40.3% year-on-year, plums, 37%, and grapes, 11.7%, against last year.

National park in Serbia popular with Dutch tourists

Posted Thu, 20/09/2012 - 14:12 by manager

The national park Zasavica covers an area of ​​1850 hectares in Sremska Mitrovica in the northwest of Serbia. This park is managed by the local NGO “Pokret Gorana” which was supported on different occasions by the Dutch MATRA KNIP fund. Recently, the NGO managing this reserve asked Dutch Senior Expert Assistance Program – PUM for assistance to put the park on the map so the number of tourists would increase.

PUM-expert Joost van Oort faced the challenge. Here are his observations:

Launching of the web portal

Posted Mon, 27/08/2012 - 14:37 by manager

Third annual meeting of the High Level Working Group on agricultural cooperation between Serbia and the Netherlands took place on 27-28 August in Belgrade.

Since the start of the formalized agricultural cooperation between the two countries in 2010, the Netherlands and Serbia are of the view that the cooperation is reaching a kind of mature status with a well balanced portfolio of activities, ranging from discussing policy affairs and implementing joint projects to taking initiatives that stimulate and facilitate bilateral trade.