KOPRIVNICA, March 23 (Hina) - Presently Croatia has enough eggs, chicken, wine, corn, and wheat, but insufficient quantities of all other agricultural products, milk and beef included, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bozidar
Pankretic said on Friday. He added the good news was that live cattle was being exported again after eight years, fortifying the investment cycle. This year, 200 million kuna (almost $23 million) will be approved in the form of loans, four times as much as before, Pankretic said, adding the loans would be allocated, in cooperation with counties, towns, and municipalities, to manufacturers implementing approved programmes. The minister said better days lay head for industrual crops, particularly sugar beet and even beer hop. Access to European associations increases Croatia's responsibility, at the same time representing a big opportunity if Croatia is willing to stand European com
KOPRIVNICA, March 23 (Hina) - Presently Croatia has enough eggs,
chicken, wine, corn, and wheat, but insufficient quantities of all
other agricultural products, milk and beef included, Agriculture
and Forestry Minister Bozidar Pankretic said on Friday.
He added the good news was that live cattle was being exported again
after eight years, fortifying the investment cycle.
This year, 200 million kuna (almost $23 million) will be approved in
the form of loans, four times as much as before, Pankretic said,
adding the loans would be allocated, in cooperation with counties,
towns, and municipalities, to manufacturers implementing approved
programmes.
The minister said better days lay head for industrual crops,
particularly sugar beet and even beer hop. Access to European
associations increases Croatia's responsibility, at the same time
representing a big opportunity if Croatia is willing to stand
European competition, he said.
Pankretic also advocated a thorough reform of the agriculture.
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