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Modern orchards and vineyards are springing up on the parched land in Serbia

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Director of the Agricultural Land Administration Branko Lakic says that in the last three years, the state has leased more than 5,000 hectares of parched land.
Leasing state-owned agricultural land contributes to increasing agricultural production, new investments and new employment, says the acting mayor and director of the Agricultural Land Administration Branko Lakic.
According to him, investors in that once parched land have in most cases invested in raising intensive orchards or wines, ie in production that generally brings high incomes.
Lakic states that all farmers who have a registered agricultural farm can apply for the lease of this land.
The land is leased on the basis of a public competition announced by the local self-government units for the land on their territory, and the process of renting the land is now done digitally.
“Interested farmers are obliged to enclose a certificate from the register of agricultural farms issued by the Treasury Administration that the holders of the farm are in active status,” explains Lakic.
He adds that the leased land must not be burdened with unresolved property-legal relations, nor must it be the subject of any requests for restitution.
As for the lease price, the starting price is zero. It remains so much under the condition that no one offers more, and otherwise the land is issued at the highest offered price.
According to Tanjug’s interlocutors, that starting price is valid only for the first five years, which is the deadline for putting the land into function, ie enabling it for agricultural production.
After the expiration of that period, another price is paid, which depends on the area of the leased land.
“For areas less than 10 hectares, a rent is paid that is 10 percent lower than the average rental price in the place where the land is located. For areas up to 50 hectares, 40 percent of the average price is paid, and for areas larger than 50 hectares, 60 percent of the price,” explains Lakic.
He states that there is steamed land all over Serbia, but that its exact area is not known precisely and that the state has done a lot in the previous two years to determine the condition of that land.
He points out that although this land is now in a very bad condition and initially requires a large investment to be able to produce, it often has another advantage.
It is about, for example, the lands on which orchards were once owned by socially-owned enterprises or agricultural combines, which are excellent for fruit production.
This is guaranteed by the fact that in the 50s and 60s of the last century, before the plantations were planted, analyzes were performed which confirmed that the land was suitable for growing certain varieties of fruit, Dnevnik reports.

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