Centar Municipality Rewards 18 Most Successful Farmers

In the premises of Centar Sarajevo Municipality, a ceremonial awarding of diplomas and prizes was held for agricultural producers - winners of the Selection for the most successful livestock farmers from Centar in 2014, reports the Patria news agency.  

Prizes were awarded in the categories: best farmer, most optimal zoohygienic and zootechnical conditions for keeping animals, most successful cattle breeders, most successful sheep breeders, and most successful beekeepers. Congratulating the awardees, on behalf of the Mayor of Centar Municipality Dževad Bećirević, Jasna Beba, secretary of the municipal administrative body, said that Mayor Bećirević has recognized and emphasized the results of farmers' work for the past 12 years, with the hope that in the coming years there will be more farmers competing for the best farmer title. 

Meho Muharemović was declared the best farmer, receiving a prize of 700 KM. A prize of 300 KM was awarded to Hašim Pandžić for the most optimal zoohygienic and zootechnical conditions for keeping animals. The most successful cattle breeders were declared: Beriz Omerović (1st prize - 500 KM), Nedeljko Đokanović (2nd prize - 400 KM), Fata Pandžić (3rd prize - 300 KM), Nihada Pandžić (4th prize - 200 KM), Siniša Rašević (5th prize - 150 KM), Jadranko Rađenović (6th prize - 100 KM), and Sabit Pandžić (7th prize - 100 KM).

In the category of sheep breeders, the following were awarded: Kasim Samouk (1st prize - 400 KM), Ćiro Ješić (2nd prize - 300 KM), Sabahet Seferović (3rd prize - 200 KM), Žarko Rašević (4th prize - 150 KM), Sead Pandžić (5th prize - 150 KM), Hašim Muharemović (6th prize - 100 KM). The most successful beekeepers in Centar municipality were declared: Muhamed Salkanović (1st prize - 300 KM), Snježana Rašević (2nd prize - 200 KM), and Munib Pandžić (3rd prize - 100 KM).

Munib Pandžić said that this year was successful with good yields.

–I have about 80 beehives and one can make a good living from this because the quality of our products is well known, so we beekeepers have no problems with the placement of our products, Pandžić stated.

For the 18 prizes, 4,650 KM was allocated from the budget of Centar Municipality.  The commission for selecting the best farmers in Centar municipality was led by Prof. Dr. Velija Katica, who on this occasion emphasized that three prizes were won by women, even though there is an opinion that agricultural production is a „male“ field, it was announced from Centar Municipality.

–Centar Municipality is one of the few municipalities in the Federation that stimulates the breeding of domestic animals and products. These are modest monetary prizes compared to your needs, but we appreciate this effort and this is a sign of attention by which the Municipality shows that it values your work and in this way wants to provide you with support. What you are doing will gain increasing importance, especially when Bosnia and Herzegovina joins the European Union, Katica stated.