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Next year in Serbia could be “the best for farmers”, experts estimate, thanks to new non-reimbursable investment funds. Only from the World Bank, on behalf of these investments, 50 million dollars reach our country, and farmers will receive 50 percent of the non-reimbursable investment. Serbia has long been known as a good place for agriculture and it is especially profitable to plant some of the crops in our area.
Thus, according to experts, a family in Serbia can live decently on two hectares of blueberries, 2.5 to three hectares of strawberries and cherries, and 3.5 to four hectares of raspberries. Also, if, for example, you plant blackberries, apples and pears on five hectares, or walnuts, hazelnuts, cherries, plums or peaches on an area of 10 hectares.
While some of the seedlings don’t require a lot of investment, but they do require patience, others can pay off faster with a little more effort. Here are some crops that it is profitable to invest in in Serbia:
Garlic
Farmers estimate that a small amount of ten acres, for every dinar invested, of garlic earns at least four.
With two to three hectares of garlic, a family can live decently, although in larger areas it cannot pick all the onions by hand on its own. According to some calculations, even a million dinars can be earned from one hectare of garlic, because farmers can get up to 10 tons of yield from that hectare.
The first year requires the largest investments, estimated at around 3,000 euros per hectare. One kilogram of seeds costs 300 dinars for farmers and not less than 500 dinars for agricultural institutes. Already for next year, the investments will be less because the best heads should be for the seeds. Investments also include dumping manure, spraying a few times, and hiring labor to dig and extract.
Nut
The investment in growing a walnut plantation is around 1,400 euros per hectare, walnut provides good income, it is easy to grow and maintain, but the income must wait several years.
“Usually two-year-old grafted seedlings are taken, which cost around 1,500 dinars. The average is, in fact, 12 to 15 euros. So, in the beginning, it takes between 1,100 and 1,400 euros. An irrigation system is not needed because walnut has a strong root system. “The production is very cheap because it requires a small amount of protective sprays and the nut is not a selector when it comes to soil. To that must be added the cost of planting. Another advantage is that the state subsidizes this production, and the return is 50 percent on the planting material, ”explains the fruit expert. Milos Pavlovic.
Walnut, as he says, yields about four tons per hectare, and 45 to 55 percent of the grain remains from the yield, that is, about two tons. Prices vary and range between 5 and 10 euros, so you can optimally earn about 11,000 euros per year, but it must be taken into account that the annual costs, which include maintenance and fruit harvesting, are only 16 percent, which is favorable compared to other fruits. Pavlovic explained.
Blueberry
The data show that the increase in the area of blueberry plantations is constant from year to year, mainly due to the consequences of the stable price, which ranges between 700 and 800 dinars per kilogram. The first major blueberry yield is expected in the third year, the fourth covers full costs, and the fifth wins. The yields vary and range from one, two, three, five, 12 tons per hectare, up to more than 25 tons per hectare.
“What drives people away are the large investments at the beginning, we need an anti-hail net, excellent water quality, soil preparation and quality planting material. But on the other hand, with the purchase price, you are more than sure, “said Aleksandar, a fruit grower from Loznica. .
Quince
Quince is a fruit that is worthwhile even as a hobby, because it does not require much effort. What is needed is good soil preparation, but also time, because the first harvest was obtained after five years, the fruit growers say.
The agronomist Marko Jović says that investments per hectare to start production are around 5,000 euros, which is necessary for the purchase of seedlings and preparation of the land, which is actually the most expensive.
Fruit growers claim that the price of a quince seedling ranges from 130 to 200 dinars on average, and about 820 trees can be planted on one hectare. It takes five years to the first harvest and 10 years from sowing to full harvest. The great advantage of the quince is longevity, as the plantation can live and bear fruit for a full 100 years, so this business can be passed down from generation to generation.
Quince seeks good soil, thrives best in deep, loose soils, does not tolerate moisture, but therefore tolerates drought well.
Good profits in greenhouse production
According to the study “Where is the profit in agriculture”, the cultivation of arugula, parsnip, lettuce, primroses, endives and asparagus brings great benefits in agriculture. One of the authors, Jelena Drobnjak, secretary of the First Chamber of Vojvodina, points out, for example, that the most profitable thing is the production of vegetables and fruits, and especially greenhouse production.
According to Drobnjak, it initially requires investments of 12,000 to 15,000 euros, however, with good agrotechnical measures, it can pay off in a year. About one million one hundred thousand dinars can be earned from one hectare of parsnips, lettuce, primroses and endives.
Those who invest money in a 200 square meter greenhouse can earn an average of 333,000 dinars on tomatoes, 135,000 dinars on cucumbers, and 65,000 dinars on peppers.
What’s best for which part of Serbia?
Apples and cherries do best in the Subotica-Horgos region. The Fruška Gora region is suitable for all fruit species, but the best results are obtained with apples, peaches, cherries and sour cherries. The Danube region is suitable for most fruit species, but it is grown mainly: apple, peach, pear, cherry and apricot.
The Timok region is very good for the production of walnuts, hazelnuts and cherries, and the Šumadija region for the production of apples, plums, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, peaches and pears, experts believe.
Furthermore, the West Moravian region of Kraljevo, Čačak and Užice is suitable for plums, raspberries and blueberries, and in the South Moravian region, in Leskovac, Niš and Prokuplje, cherries, strawberries, pears and blueberries give the best results. .
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