Projects Comprising Second Phase of Development of Irrigation in Serbia Being Prepared

A meeting on the occasion of the improvement of cooperation and realization of the project of “Development of Irrigation in the Agriculture of Serbia” was held by representatives of the Abu Dhabi Development Fund (Al Dahra-Srbija), the Government of Serbia and the JVP Srbijavode public enterprise.

The meeting was attended by the director of Srbijavode, Goran Puzovic, and the CEO of Al Dahra-Srbija, Salmeen Al Ameri.

Given the importance of agriculture in Serbia, the project was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, and it is financed from the loan of the Abu Dhabi Development Fund.

Due to the complexity of this project, and taking into account that irrigation in Serbia is considered in several strategic documents and considering that adequate economic and organizational frameworks need to be created for the development of irrigation, the project is to be realized in phases, as announced on Srbijavode's website.

It is added that the aim of the project is to increase the productivity and efficiency in the agriculture sector through the expansion of the irrigation system.

Within this fund, new projects are being prepared as well, which will comprise the second phase and cover around 55,000 hectares more.

Within this phase, the construction and expansion of the irrigation system in Pancevacki Rit – phases II and III, Surcin, Topola and modernization of 58 pumping stations in central Serbia are planned.

Al Dahra Srbija doo

Vlada Republike Srbije

JVP Srbijavode Novi Beograd

Ministarstvo poljoprivrede, šumarstva i vodoprivrede Republike Srbije

Abu Dhabi Development Fund

Al Dahra Srbija

Government of Serbia

JVP Srbijavode

Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Water Management

Goran Puzovic

Salmeen Al Ameri

Surcin

Development of Irrigation in the Agriculture of Serbia

irrigation systems

pumping stations