IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMING THROUGH THE DIFFUSION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Albania Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia and Montenegro CIHEAM Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (Financed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Law 84)

IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMING THROUGH THE DIFFUSION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Data synthesis Expected length: 2 years Requested fund: € Funding source: ITALY – Ministry of Foreign Affairs Implementing Agency: CIHEAM – IAMB Local counterparts: Ministries of Agriculture Beneficiaries: Agricultural extension services and single and/or associated private operators.

Overall objective development of the fruit and vegetable sector in 5 project countriesPurpose Training and strengthening of agricultural extension services for fruit and vegetable sector IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMING THROUGH THE DIFFUSION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

OUTPUTS FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (BiH) (1) At IAMBari 25 extension officers and technicians trained on updated horticulture technology and farm management items at IAM-Bari; 1 person participated in a special course on ICT; Cooperation for the elaboration of Guidelines for protocols for integrated production of 5 fruit and 5 vegetable crops IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMING THROUGH THE DIFFUSION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

NCourse item MayJuneJulySept.Oct. 1 Organisation and management of the extension centres in horticulture 2 Extension officer activity with farmers producing vegetables & fruits 3 Integrated/organic production of vegetables in greenhouses 4 Nursery set-up in integrated/ organic production in horticulture 5 Integrated/organic production of fruits, olives and citrus crops 6 Integrated/organic production in viticulture 7 Irrigation techniques, soil problems, fertilizer use in integrated/organic horticulture 8 Integrated/organic production of vegetables in open field 9 Integrated/biological control of pests and diseases in horticulture 10 Post harvest techniques and processing of integrated/organic horticulture products

Examples of activities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Training and workshop on Integrated production and farm management on the following topics i) vegetables in open field and in greenhouses ii) viticulture iii) fruit crops iv) nurseries IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMING THROUGH THE DIFFUSION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

OUTPUTS – Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2) 183 local operators participated in 7 workshop/activities on sustainable production techniques in fruit and vegetable production; 10 farms have been visited by 50 persons; Established a Country Assistance Centre in Horticulture at the MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE in Sarajevo A special website for horticulture has been set up Distribution of the: – bilingual book Guidelines for protocols for integrated production of 4 fruit and 2 vegetable crops –Electronic version of the Guidelines for 5 fruit and 5 vegetable crops IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMING THROUGH THE DIFFUSION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

OUTPUTS – Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (3) - 1 vehicle delivered and currently in use; - documents and equipment delivered to the Centre of Assistance at the Ministry of Agriculture at Extension office e.g. notebooks, PCs, etc. IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMING THROUGH THE DIFFUSION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

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