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https://doi.org/10.15414/2019.9788055220703

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ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRE FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTION IN SELENČA

Jozef Gašparovski
Centre for Organic Production, Selenča, Republic of Serbia
The Centre for Organic Production in Selenča is a voluntary, non-governmental and non-
profit association. It aims to improve and develop organic agricultural production, protect the
interests of producers, processors, traders, as well as consumers of organic products and
expand the production and consumption.
The Centre's vision is to create a cluster as a regionally recognized innovation cluster
that has a strong impact on stimulating the development of the organic farming sector, in
accordance with the recent trends and examples of good practice The mission of the Centre is
to improve the business of members involved in various activities in the organic production
sector, as well as to improve working conditions in this sector, to provide a quality product
that complies with modern world standards for healthy food, ecology and environmental
protection.
Main trends of the Centre
1. Development of the Centre by expanding its membership and developing new services
2. Creating business networks and developing multiple value chains
3. Human resources development
4. Promotion of the Centre and its members in the region
5. Developing active international cooperation
6. Development of innovations and their implementation.
Since the establishment of the Centre in 2007, many activities have been realised which,
with the support of the founders, members and relevant institutions at home and abroad,
have produced the following results:
Established premises of the Centre – with the help of the "Slovan Progres" Centre, Selenča
is provided with the premises of an area of 450 m
2
Establishment of the training centre – the training program provides members with
various specialized courses, lecture cycles and knowledge transfer from research workplaces.
Organized Farm Incubator – members of the Centre have set up an active farm incubator.
In the incubator was created a possibility for practical training of members by applying
cultivation technologies from different types of plants with a link to traditional and modern
technologies.
Formed demo‐fields – The Centre for Organic Production, with the support of the
International Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, has established demo-
fields at the Secondary Agricultural School in Báč, which is a member of this Centre.
Demonstration fields consist of live textbooks for students and farmers.
Development of the Centre e‐portal – the created portal provides an active transfer of
information for potential and existing organic farmers as a unique concept of the advisory
services system in organic farming and 'training centres', which provide regular consultations
in the development of educational materials and databases.
Formed partnerships – the Centre has established active cooperation with domestic and
foreign institutions.
Organic Production Forums – the Centre for Organic Production in Selenča has been
organizing regular Organic Production Forums for 13 years. It is traditionally taken place each
year in September and includes a large number of manufacturers, experts and representatives
of state and scientific institutions from the country and abroad.

Keywords: Centre for Organic Production, activities, organic products, education.

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