Trainings, Educations and Mentoring Support | Mladi Poljoprivrednici Srbije

Young Serbian Farmers

Mentoring Support

Young Serbian Farmers organizes a series of professional trainings/workshops with the goal of strengthening the capacity of farmers’ organizations and their members, and we are also providing mentoring support.

The online education programs are organized by Young Serbian Farmers within the framework of the project “EU Resource Center for Civil Society in Serbia” and are completely free of charge.

All you need to do is register and we will inform you about the exact date of the online training.

Below is a list of agricultural training courses you can apply for

Food safety and phytosanitary policy

Increasing food safety through the application of biological solutions in plant protection
Controlling pesticide residues and reducing their use in order to increase food quality
Preserving soil as a resource by applying reduced tillage methods in order to increase microbiological activity
Environmental protection in the food production process
Controlling sprayers for plant protection in order to protect human health and rational use of chemicals

Animal by-products (ABPs)

Categories, traceability and facilities for the collection, processing and destruction of animal by-products
Veterinary-sanitary and hygienic conditions in facilities for the collection of animal by-products and exemptions in the treatment of animal by-products by applying controlled amounts of fertilizers in order to reduce soil degradation
Domestic and European legal framework for the management of animal by-products (ABPs)
Systems for the collection of animal by-products (ABPs)

Ecology

Waste: legislation, municipal waste management, permits for non-hazardous waste management, recycling, sustainable development and global sustainable development goals in waste management
Air: legislation, air quality plans, air protection, sustainable development and global sustainable development goals in air management
Water management: legislation, current legal and institutional solutions in the field of water management, sustainable development and global sustainable development goals in water management
Horizontal legislation: environmental protection law, rights and obligations of competent authorities, rights and obligations of citizens environmental impact assessment strategic environmental impact assessment information of public importance in the field of environmental protection

Association and capacity building an organization in the field of agriculture

Launching youth development initiatives in rural areas – working through an organization
How to form a social cooperative – social enterprise
Business association of youth within cooperatives and producer organizations

IPARD III support for rural development

Measure 1 – Investments in physical assets of agricultural holdings
Measure 3 – Investments in physical assets related to the processing and marketing of agricultural and fishery products
Measure 7 – Diversification of agricultural holdings and business development
Measure 4 – Agri-environment-climate measures and organic production
Measure 5 – Implementation of local rural development strategies – LEADER approach

Incentives in agriculture

National Incentive Measures – Direct Grants and Rural Development Measures
Provincial Incentive Measures in Agriculture, Agricultural Policy Programs and Current Public Calls
Local Incentive Measures in Agriculture – Presentation and Analysis of Local Agricultural Policy Programs and Local Public Calls for Farmers and Farmers’ Associations
Serbia Competitive Agriculture Project “50:40:10” (SCAP)

Sources of financing and business planning in the agricultural sector

Agribusiness plan for profit and stability in agriculture
Application of applications and financial tools on agricultural farms for the purpose of precise calculation of agricultural production

Digital – precision agriculture and new models of fruit and vegetable cultivation

Agricultural machinery and equipment – selection and application in practice
Precision agriculture (devices for precise measurements and analysis, agro drones, robots in agriculture, smart irrigation systems…)
Hydroponics and Aquaponics
Microflora

Regenerative agriculture and organic production

Introduction and principles of regenerative agriculture
Practical techniques, planning and application of the concept of regenerative agriculture on agricultural farms (vegetable growing, fruit growing, viticulture, field growing)
Organic production (application of organic preparations and soil conditioners)

Climate change and agricultural production

Response to climate change through the application of modern technologies and models for monitoring and prevention of damage
Protective measures after damage caused by climate change
Regionalization of agriculture – smart investment in agriculture
Insurance of agricultural production as a model of risk management in agriculture

Certification and implementation of standards in agricultural production and in the field of food safety

Control and certification in organic production
“GLOBAL GAP” standard
„IFS Food“ standard
„HACCP“ system