Brief description | Developing a joint weather forecasting and reporting system to provide information to the farmers to help them in treating and protecting their crops. |
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Region | Intra Western Balkan borders |
Countries | Serbia (SRB) – Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) |
Location | SRB: Užice, Požega, Kosjerić, B.Bašta, Čajetina, Nova Varoš, Prijepolje, Priboj BiH: Goražde, Olovo, Vogošća, Pale Prača, Ilijaš, Ilidža, Foča Ustikolina, Fojnica |
Type of project partners | Public bodies/institutions Local/regional development agencies |
Size (total budget including EU grants) | € 200,000 to € 500,000 |
Main themes | Agriculture and rural development |
Keywords (Types of Activities) | Research and studies Conferences/major events Acquisition of equipment |
Keywords (Aspects of Good Practice) | Genuine cross-border dimension Genuine cross-border impact Innovative Efficient Good dissemination |
Background and Objectives |
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Main activities | The project was designed in order to develop jointly a forecast-reporting system using a scientific approach in order to provide information to the farmers how to treat and protect their crops.
An important group of activities was focused on establishing the forecast-reporting system and included:
Another group of activities concerned awareness raising throughout the project area:
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Main results | The main direct results of the project were as follows:
The project objectives and results were also promoted and disseminated throughout the project area. |
Aspects of good practice |
This is a particularly innovative project with its direct use of science by farmers and joint software that will serve both countries. It was nominated in 2013 for the ‘Sail of Papenburg’ award, an eminent European distinction in the field of cross-border cooperation established by Association of European Border Regions (AEBR). It has considerable potential for multiplier effects both in terms of extension and replication. Extension can be implemented through installing new weather stations that would be linked to the existing server and software. It can even take the form of encouragement among the project target groups to invest in new crops considering a potential for increased yields and reduced costs. Replication to the other regions and areas will be encouraged with the promotion of the benefits obtained from this project. |
Start and completion dates: |
01/03/2013 – 01/06/2014
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More information | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3UzkDu7EUg&list=UUB-4gTDYKnywBf3ZT6CnKbA&index=47 http://srb-bih.org/ |
Partner | SRB: Agricultural Extension Service Užice |
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Partner | BiH: Federal Institute for Agriculture, Sarajevo |