Serbia: Production in greenhouses increases profit for growers

Annually, Serbia produces around 245,000 tons of vegetables in greenhouses, another 400,000 tons in gardens for the own consumption of farmers or for sale in the green markets, and a million tons of vegetables are produced in open fields. This was stated at a professional gathering of vegetable growers on the topic of "Modern vegetable production." Serbia has, on average, about 110,000 hectares under vegetable production, and Serbian farmers grow approximately 41 vegetable species, of which 30 species are economically significant. Professor Zarko Ilin from the Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad mentioned that Serbia produces more vegetables than it consumes, which is one million to 1.2 million tons, so a good part ends up in export. However, the professor mentioned that Serbia does not have enough so-called warm-loving vegetable species in the pre-winter and winter period and early spring, namely: tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and lettuce, and therefore Serbia imports these ...