Muharem returned from Germany to Bosnia and Herzegovina and took over the family farm

(Patria) - Recently, in the area of the municipality of Sanski Most, there has been a growing number of young people deciding to stay in the countryside and engage in agricultural production, and Muharem Alagić (25) from the village of Fajtovci is one of them.

Like most of his peers, after finishing high school a few years ago, Alagić went to Germany for temporary work, but after some time, he changed his mind and returned to his homeland, taking over the family farm, writes Nezavisne novine.

"Most of my generation left, so I decided to do the same. I spent about a year there and realized it wasn't for me because money is useless if a person isn't happy in their soul. I came back home and haven't regretted it because there is a living to be made here too for those who want to work," says Alagić.

He adds that his family has been involved in livestock farming and milk production for a long time, but it was at a much lower level than it is now.

"My father works in a local company, so I asked him to let me take over the farm. Then I registered the farm and employed myself," says this young farmer.

He adds that the first thing he did was increase the number of dairy cows and ensure better conditions for production.

He currently owns about fifty dairy cows and produces significant quantities of milk, ranking him among the larger farmers in the Sanski Most municipality. Mirvet Alagić, the young man's father, is also not hiding his satisfaction with this turn of events, saying that his son has been in love with agricultural production since childhood.

"Even before he went to Germany, he helped me with all the farm work, and everything you see here is solely his achievement," says the elder Alagić.

According to Husein Selimović, president of the Sanski Most Farmers' Association, it is encouraging that an increasing number of young people are deciding to live in the countryside.

"We have about ten young farmers who have replaced school desks with agricultural farms. This makes us happy, and we try to help them through various projects," says Selimović.

According to him, for many years, cantonal and municipal authorities have been allocating special funds intended for young farmers to empower them.

"The incentive policy generally favors farmers now, although there are certain issues with incentives for the land they cultivate, but we hope that will be resolved too," says Selimović.

Therefore, he says, adequate support from all levels of government is crucial for the survival of young farmers and the future of agricultural production.