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Red Gold – from EU and FAO – yields fruit in Serbia this season

The four-member family Petrovic from Prnjavor near the town of Sabac, has been growing raspberies for years, agriculture being the only source of income for the family. Jovan, his wife Gordana and two sons Milan and Ivan, college students, cultivate maize, soybean, wheat and clover on 3,3 hectares of their own, and 10 hectares of leased land. They also raise cattle and pigs, and have about 50 acres of raspberries which have become very important source of income for the family in the last couple of years.

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Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Other organizations: European Union
Year: 2016
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Country/ies: Serbia
Geographical coverage: Europe and Central Asia, European Union (European Union)
Type: Blog article
Content language: English
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