The Minister of Agriculture, Branislav Nedimovic, says that the placement of pork from Serbia and on the EU market is expected to begin this year, for the first time in 30 years.
He said on TV Prva that Serbia has successfully stopped the spread of African swine fever, which has been identified in domestic and wild pigs in the area of Pirot and Bor districts.
“And we stopped it there, we managed to repair it, we don’t have big problems today,” the minister said.
He stated that conditions have been created for beef and eggs to leave Serbia for larger markets.
The minister says that in 2020, the consumption of beef fell by 70 percent, and the consumption of pork fell by 20 percent, because hotels and restaurants did not work, and that efforts are being made to open some new markets for export.
The Minister says that they are working on 49 projects for irrigation systems in Vojvodina and central Serbia.
“This is a time of serious climate change. The essence is to have as much water as possible, because that means higher product quality and yield, as well as higher earnings,” the minister said.
He says that around 850 thousand euros will be invested in the development of the irrigation system, including Fruska gora.
He says that the Government of Serbia made a decision yesterday to send 5.08 million euros to the areas of local self-governments endangered by floods.
He announced that soon the adoption of regulations related to the processing of fruits, vegetables and meat, and in April or May, regulations on the regulation of the market of agricultural products.
He says that he also expects the issue of pensions for farmers to be resolved.
Nedimovic said that agricultural production in 2020 increased by five percent compared to 2019, which was a record, Dnevnik reports.
