Ferrero Rocher seeking partners for hazelnut production in Banat

Ferrero Rocher has presented measures of support for the production of hazelnuts, as well as models for establishing new areas where the plant is to be grown, at the City House in Zrenjanin, the Zrenjaninski portal reports.

The programs of support are intended for farms, companies and cooperatives with at least three hectares of fertile soil suitable for growing hazelnuts, which is determined by a prior analysis of the ground.

– We have had several meetings with the company Ferrero, aiming to present all the conditions this company offers regarding hazelnut growing to our agriculturists, fruit growers or future fruit growers. There's mutual interest here, and we hope to expand the areas under hazelnut – emphasized Deputy Mayor of Zrenjanin Dusko Radisic.

It was said at the gathering that several analyses were conducted this winter on the soil around Zrenjanin and in the town itself, so as to determine whether there were conditions for growing hazelnuts. It's still not known how interested the people of Zrenjanin will be in the this kind of production either.

There are already some hazelnut producers in Zrenjanin, one of which is Petar Lacmanovic, who has around 650 trees on an area of around a hectare and a half of first class soil for now.

– This is a long-term business and it needs to be approached seriously. Last year, I had a yield of three tons, but I expect even more in the coming years, up to seven tons – Lacmanovic says.

Agriserbia doo Aleksa Šantić

FERRERO Italy

Ferrero Rocher

hazelnut production

hazelnut growing

farms

cooperatives

Dusko Radisic

Petar Lacmanovic