At the jubilee 50th international fair of agriculture and food industry – Plum Fair in Gradačac, from August 23 to 26, a series of round tables, collective exhibitions and presentations of programs in the field of agriculture and entrepreneurship will be held.
As before, agricultural producers will have the opportunity to find out what the latest scientific achievements are and how to apply them in our area, announced the Directorate of the Plum Fair.
As part of the fair, lecturers from the Faculty of Agriculture and Food of the University of Sarajevo will hold panels on the following topics: Application of bioregulators in the intensive production of canopy fruit species; Use value and production characteristics of agricultural land in the area of the city of Gradačac; Modern approaches in the protection of plum plantations from the occurrence and development of plant diseases; and Short and alternative channels of food supply as a factor in the development of the agricultural and food sector.
Muhamed Brka, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Food at the University of Sarejevo, expressed his satisfaction that this institution has been supporting the organizers of the town fair since the beginning.
“This year, we decided, in agreement with the organizer, to offer four topics that we think are very interesting at this time. We need to talk about how we treat our land. In what context is that process taking place, are we really behaving the way the law requires. And here we believe that the contribution of Melissa Ljuša will be very great, to help the community and people in government to make the process go more smoothly,” said Brka.
He points out that one of the topics will be short and alternative channels of food supply, a story that does not have a long tradition in BiH and allows small producers to get additional value for their investment.
“Those of our small and medium producers must also find their niche. We believe that a lecture like this with positive examples from the West can contribute to that producer getting additional value for his product,” he stated.
And at this year’s Gradačac fair, modern approaches to protecting plum plantations from the appearance and development of plant diseases will be presented.
“We can talk about plant diseases for days and we know the negative impact they have on agricultural production. FAO says that 16 percent of losses in agricultural plant production are caused by various diseases, and there are studies that say that up to 40 percent of losses in plant production can be linked to pests,”Brka added.
An innovative topic at the expert-scientific consultation is the application of bioregulators in the intensive production of canopy fruit species.
