Assistant Minister
Mr. Nijaz Brkovic
Tel: +387 33 726 591
Fax: +387 33 726 669
nijaz.brkovic [at] fmpvs.gov.ba
The Rural Development and Extension Service Sector consists of the following internal organizational units:
- a) Rural Development Division
Head of the Division
Mr. Pejo Janjić
Tel: +387 33 726 604
Fax: + 387 33 726 669
Email: pejo.janjic [at] fmpvs.gov.ba
Scope:
- Preparation of rural development policy strategic frameworks
- Approximation of rural development policy with the EU
- Rural development cooperation with the country-level ministry in charge of agriculture
- Rural development cooperation with cantonal ministries and municipal authorities in charge of rural development
- Proposing rural development crediting models
- Elaborating rural development measures
- Monitoring of rural development measures and impact analysis
- Development of analytical and other material based on data collected.
- b) Agricultural Extension Service Division
Head of the Division
Ms. Irena Jerkić
Tel: +387 33 726 609
Fax: + 387 33 726 669
Email: savjetodavna [at] fmpvs.gov.ba
Scope:
- Implementation of the agricultural extension service policy;
- Planning and defining annual work programs of agricultural extension services in the Federation BiH, monitoring the implementation and conducting impact analysis;
- Coordination and monitoring the activities of cantonal and municipal agricultural extension services;
- Planning and developing training programs for extension providers, following up on their implementation and impact analysis;
- Organizing and coordinating agricultural information collection for agricultural information center, farm accountancy data network (FADN) system and other data in the field of agriculture in the Federation of BiH;
- Establishment and keeping of extension registers and records;
- Cooperation with research institutions to improve the work of agricultural extension services;
- Coordination and monitoring of work of private agricultural extension services and international and local organizations implementing agriculture extension service projects in the Federation of BiH.