News in English     | 03.08.2020. 12:44 |

Figs: New brand of Eastern Herzegovina

FENA Press release

SARAJEVO, August 3 (FENA) - The Sweden/USAID FARMA II project is helping the Trebinje Women’s Center to start the production of the organic figs. The center will establish the first organic fig orchard in BiH, and it will work for the benefit of vulnerable women.

Ljiljana Čičković, Manager of the Women’s Center from Trebinje, said that what they are doing here is a visionary project.

"So far, our part of the country was known by wine, honey, and cheese. We think that time has come for the figs to also become one of our brands," Čičković added. 

Figs are a fully usable tree fruit and they do not require too much attention throughout the year. For them to grow in the orchards, they require a very specific micro-location along with the right soil composition, and the Mediterranean climate. Čičković added that is exactly what we have here and that is why Trebinje and most parts of Herzegovina are suitable for the cultivation of figs. 

“We will establish the first organic fig orchard in BiH and more importantly, this farm will work for the benefit of women who are victims of domestic violence. Our farm will be the first organic fig farm in Bosnia and Hercegovina, and we want it to be representative. We have therefore opted to learn from the best, and the top experts in this field are from Rovinj in Croatia where they grow 52 fig varieties," said Čičković. 

The training participants were selected through a public call. Though they are not Smokvica cooperative members, they will be offered to work with the cooperative as contracted farmers.

"We will also try to motivate small framers from Trebinje to initiate production and become our contractors. All of this will make our vision become a reality and will turn figs into the new brand of East Hercegovina," concludes Liljana, the Sweden/USAID FARMA II project announced. 

(FENA) A. B.

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