GCP,RER,019,LUX Montenegro part of the project presentation

Development Assistance to Farmers in remote

areas of Montenegro and Kosovo

GCP/RER/019/LUX

Donor

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Project region Phase II Phase I Pljevlja Inhabitants: 30786

Urban: 19489

Rural: 11297

Number of villages: 156

Surface: 1346 km2

Agriculture land: 61191 ha

Zabljak Inhabitants: 3569

Urban: 1723

Rural: 1846


Surface: 445 km2


Mojkovac Inhabitants: 8622

Urban: 3590

Rural: 5032


Surface: 367 km2


Kolasin Inhabitants: 8380

Urban: 2725

Rural: 5655


Surface: 897 km2


Bijelo Polje Inhabitants: 46051

Urban: 15400

Rural: 30651


Surface: 924 km2


Rozaje Inhabitants: 22964

Urban: 9422

Rural: 13542


Surface: 432 km2


Berane Inhabitants: 33970

Urban: 11073

Rural: 22897


Surface: 717 km2


Plav Inhabitants: 13108

Urban: 5390

Rural: 7718


Surface: 486 km2


Andrijevica Inhabitants: 5071

Urban: 1048

Rural: 4023


Surface: 283 km2


Overall Project Objective

To improve the overall household incomes within the

poorer and more isolated communities of Northern

Montenegro and Kosovo

Between September and December 2006 89 villages were

visited (35 % of all) 227 farmers interviewed

First assignment – Project Awareness Campaign

PROJECT DOC. SIGNED IN MAY 2006 AND BECAME OPERATIONAL IN SEPTEMBER 2006

Experts in forage production, animal breeding

and agriculture mechanization visit the project

region 2006

Leaflets prepared for farmers with

information about the project distributed

in the project region (1000 Pcs)

Project objectives explained to Municipalities

Project objectives display – Livestock exhibition

Polimlje 2006

THE SECOND ASSIGNMENT–

Determine the hub-centres for participatory

meetings and appoint voluntary registrars

Posters- displayed in every village

Contracted Facilitators

Farmers invited-

invitations and phone calls

Project presentations prepared in hard copies

for every participants

Participatory Methods

1. H-Diagram

2. Mapping

3. SWAT analyses

4. Brainstorming

900 farmers registered themselves for the first

participatory meetings in the project region Bijelo Polje - 9 Berane - 6 Mojkovac - 2

Tomaševo Polica Bistrica

Bistrica Savin Bor Mojkovac

Pavino Polje Lubnice

Ravna Rijeka Berane

Rasovo Petnjica

Zaton Štitari

Lozna

Sipanje

Čeoče

Plav - 2 Andrijevica - 2 Kolašin - 2

Gusinje Konjuhe Gornje Lipovo

Murino Trepča Trebaljevo

Kralje

Rožaje - 3 Žabljak - 1 Pljevlja - 13

Biševo Žabljak Odžak

Seošnica Bukovica

Rožaje Boljanići

Crljenice

Maoče

Krupica

Gotovuša

Gradac

Mataruge

Kosanica

Strahov Do

Kruševo

Zabrđe

48 participatory meetings were

held in 40 hubs

803 farmers took part in the meetings

782 completed questionnaires

236 key farmers selected

All key farmers were subsequently visited the following month for

further verification purposes

75% of farmers expressed the willingness to continue with project cooperation

Agriculture mechanization

Mr Ranko Koprivica

Farmers’ groups formation

John Millns

Sheep breeding

Dr Božidarka Marković

Cattle breeding

Miroslav Marinković

Animal health

Kerim Zejnilović

Livestock buildings

Prof. Dr Milan Tošić

Forage production

Prof. Dr Milorad Stošić

Farm management

Dr Aleksandra Despotović

Five Winter training workshops were organized in the

project area

Milk and dairy hygiene

Dr Slavko Mirecki

Animal nutrition

Prof.Dr Radomir Jovanović

BOOKLETS IN SEVEN TOPICS WERE PREPARED

BY WORKSHOP PRESENTERS

131 demonstration plots established on 18.52 hectares comprised of:

- Legume cereal mixture; peas/vetch and oats on 56 plots (7.18 ha)

- Grass mixtures – 36 demo-plots on 4.81 ha

- Alfalfa – 12 demo – plots on 1.55 ha

- Improving natural meadows by artificial fertilizer– 27 demo-plots on 4.98 ha

Follow-on field activities First year: small forage and feed demonstration plots (most hand seeded)

All demonstration plots, small and large,

were established on 177 different farms

Second year: large demonstration plots

Joint activity with farmers was enabled by Project demonstration equipment

142 large demonstration plots established in the project area covering 65.49 hectares and

comprised of:

-Legume cereal mixture – peas/ vetch and oats– 87 demo-plots on 44.75 ha

-Grass mixtures – 31 demo-plots on 12.64 ha

-Alfalfa – 12 demo – plots on 5.44 ha

-Improving natural meadows by artificial fertilizer application – 12 demo-plots on 2.66 ha

Spring seeding results

Conservation of

biomass by silage

making began in

2007

Maize makes excellent

silage as demonstrated by

70t on two farms

Expansion of silage making in 2008

Silage from peas and oats, vetch and oats, alfalfa and grass - 300 tons and maize silage –

450 tons produced

Expansion of the project region saw the number of farmers preparing

silage steadily increase

2011 data show 2,038 tons of silage prepared 33 farmers and comprised 993 tons of maize

silage and 1,045 tons of grass/legume silage

Practical training

Ploughing

21 field sessions for 127 participants

Bovine artificial insemination training

Initial training course

Velika Plana Institute Course completion

Bijelo Polje

Course conducted by the Manager of the AI

Institute Velika Plana, Serbia

Two new veterinary point s-

Korita and Pavino Polje

2 AI kits supplied by the

Project

Hoof-trimming and dehorning training

Cattle crush for hoof-trimming: built and supplied by the Project for general use

6 farmers and 3 veterinarian technicians trained

Ovine artificial

insemination training

Institute for Agriculture,

Pirot: transferring expertise

to veterinarians and vet.

technicians

Flock replacement

selection training

Two years operation: spring and

autumn activity on 43 farms

Training in semi-hard Pirot-cheese production

High School “Dr Obren Pejic “ Pirot,

Serbia

theory and practical training

delivered to 8 farmers

Practical training covering the whole cheese-making

process

Cheese was made in two cheese units - Korita and

Konjuhe

Cheese unit in Korita at the Food Fair in Budva

won:

- Bronze Medal 2010

- Supreme Gold Medal and Gold Medal 2011

At the Agriculture Fair in Novi Sad won:

-Supreme Gold Medal and Gold Medal 2011

-Supreme Gold Medal 2012

Cheese unit in Konjuhe won

Gold Medal for quality on

Food Fair in Budva 2010

Training in

mechanical sheep

shearing, wool

sorting and baling

2007, 2008, 2010

Transfer of experience from

the Sjenica Cooperative.

51 farmers participated in 8

field trainings sessions and 22

farmers were adjudged

successfully trained

2008: first interest in wool

export shown

First wool export: September 2008; Present to date, 12

consignments of 231 tons exported to the United Kingdom

The long-lasting backlog

of stored wool was

cleared by this activity.

- 504 farmers have sold

wool for export through

the Coop

Demonstration in cereal certified seed production

Village Vuča, Rožaje 2010: production of seed oats - first reproduction category

Village Moravac, Korita, Bijelo Polje 2011: production of oats and barley of first

reproduction category - and production of barley of category original

With support from the Biotechnical faculty in Podgorica

Seed production 2012 : Korita, Bijelo Polje

Triticale category original and barley and seed oats of first reproduction category

Facility for seed processing registered, equipped and under continuous improvement

2010

9 ha

2012

58 ha

Young Farmers Clubs

Eight Clubs with 148 members established in the project region

Project provided to each club: computer, all-in-one device and basic furniture

Organized YFC Activities Volleyball competition: Petnjica - Berane

Football competition: Kalače - Rožaje

Organized competition in agriculture and general knowledge

Presentations by project specialist in the following topics:

Animal breeding

Agriculture mechanisation

Forage production

Project-supported farmers’ groups formation

17 associations and one cooperative registered

Farmers Union (union of associations) has been registered this month

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33 new built silo objects (11 concrete and 22 wooden)

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Farmers group Tractors Tractors

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Susica 4 2 0 6

Sipanje 1 2 0 3

Tomasevo 4 3 1 8

Zaton 4 3 0 7

Bor 1 5 1 7

Seosnica 1 0 0 1

Konjuhe 2 3 0 5

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Susica 9 11 20

Sipanje 1 3 4

Tomasevo 7 9 16

Zaton 24 11 35

Bor 2 9 44

Seosnica 4 2 3

Konjuhe 3 3 6

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Combined bottom-up top down policy changes

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• Montenegro agriculture budget has been changed many time based on the project field activities.

- Introduced subsidies for maize production for silage

- Certified cereals seed production subsidies

- Certified cereals seed production only for processed seeds - subsidies

Slow but sustainable process on long term

Documents

GCP,RER,019,LUX Montenegro part of the project presentation