Out of €47,000, i.e., the amount that will be allocated from the municipal budget to boost agriculture in Kolasin, most of the funds, around 29,000, are committed to supporting the quality improvement of raw milk and processing in the home farm and the procurement of photovoltaic systems in “katuni”, or mountain areas.
The rest of the money will be spent on supporting hunting organizations, the development of beekeeping, the purchase of mowers, the promotion of leafy cheese production and the formation of the association of “Moracka rakija”.
"The problem with unstable quality is recognized as one of the major problems in the placement of milk and dairy products on the market. Milk quality will be promoted through activities that will lead to a decrease in the number of microorganisms and somatic cells. The goals are to increase milk production, improve the quality of raw milk and improve the quality of dairy products," reads the program of stimulating measures.
This document estimates that poor street infrastructure is characteristic for many mountainous areas in the territory of the municipality. Such a state harms the development of both mountainous and rural areas and in a good part contributes to the depopulation of the rural population. The local administration plans to improve the living conditions and quality of life, as well as the loss of cattle-breeding through the procurement of photovoltaic systems, that is, the provision of electricity in the streets. In the program of stimulating measures, it is planned that, through the formation of producer associations, local “Moracka rakija” is promoted as an already recognized traditional product of the region. They try to get a label of geographic protection of “Moracka rakija”.
For the purchase of mowers for the farmers, the municipal support of about 7,000 is planned, while for the promotion, an increase of the number of producers and the volume of production of Kolasin leafy cheese, 6,500 euros will be allocated.
Text by Dragana Scepanovic, on April 27th, 2019, read more at Vijesti
