November 2, 2018 - Montenegro has been and will be a gathering place for valuable, smart and good-natured people looking for answers to the challenges of the modern era not only in the field of agriculture but also in everything else, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Milutin Simović.
Speaking at an international conference on agriculture, the Green Room session 2018 in Podgorica, he said that the key expectation that upsets us all here and the others who come up with this topic is how to produce as much food as possible.
"Another important issue and expectation is that the food meets the basic standards of health security and quality. Third, how to preserve natural resources, how to use them in a sustainable way, to preserve biodiversity and genetic resources in this production and development and intensification of production. The next expectation is to respond to the challenges of climate change, we are not about to think and talk about the planet, but what we feel every day, and it seems to me that no sector can relate to this except the agriculture as a kind of production of food in the open," he said.
According to him, it is also important to make village life have more quality and be more meaningful, to provide a contemporary concept of village development, where not only agriculture is involved, but also diversification of activities in the village through agritourism, craftsmanship and other activities.
"How to give answers to global challenges in relation to many diseases and pests that do not know the boundaries. The next is how to develop a modern 20th century agriculture, while preserving tradition and heritage. I think there is a special chance and the advantage of small agriculture such as Montenegro's. And the ultimate expectation from this conference is to make the best possible combination of science and professions to make valuable manufacturers, processors and entrepreneurs increase their competitiveness, productivity, adopt new standards and improve market position," said Simovic.
Text by CdM, on November 1st 2018, read more at CdM
