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Agrocooperative „Gradac“ Nikola Ljiljanic

nikola.ljiljanic@gradac.me nikola.ljiljanic87@gmail.com

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WhereisGradac...?

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Ouropera2ngarea...

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Agrocoopera2ve„Gradac“

•  ...isakeydrivingforceofsustainabledevelopmentinnorthernMontenegroandsignificantpartoftheWesternBalkans.

•  ...aimstoimprovecompe'venessofagro-foodvaluechains,reducingunemploymentandintegra'ngremoteandundevelopedregions.

•  ...missionistoensuresustainableproduc'onofhealthyandcompe''veproductsandsustainablesystemofcoopera'on.

Recentexperienceinsuccessfulprojects:•  ...theregionalstrategyforberryfruits(raspberry,blackberry,and

blueberry)hasbeensuccessfullyimplementedwithourpartners.•  ...FADN,TEMPUS,FP...

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Ourexper2se:-  threemain“pillars”:modernproduc'onprac'ces,techniquesand

technologies,organiza'onofproduc'on,andtheeconomicperformance.-  businessanalysisanddiagnos'cs,prac'calresearch,op'miza'on,pilo'ng,

tes'ng,benchmarking,op'mizingtheintensity,levelofspecializa'on,diversifica'onandadvancingtheeffec'venessofproduc'on.

-  throughtraining,educa'onandtransferofknowledgeandreaserachresults...-  anintermediaryorganiza'on,purchasingandre-sellingfreshproductsfrom

smallproducers...Sellingpoints......reliablepartnerforlargeEUprojectsimplementa'on,experienceinprojectmanagementandcoordina'onforsmallscaleprojects,extensivenetworkofclientsonlocal,regionalandna'onallevels;welldevelopedcoopera'onwiththemostinfluen'alstakeholders;experiencedteamwithexcellentorganiza'onalandresearchskills;Gradacalsomycontributetowri'ngprojectproposalstoadvanceprojects’reachandimpact,fromdevelopmentthroughoutimplementa'on.

Exper2seandcompetences

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CE-SC5-04-2019-Buildingawater-smarteconomyandsocietyProject2tle„Cleanriversforsustainablefuture“

•  Objectives: •  To prevent water pollution and degradation of the aquatic environment •  To improve economic potential of the region with improved conditions

for agriculture •  to raise awareness of the importance of clean waters and recycling and

resue of water •  Expected results

•  Improved recovery and use of resources •  Increase in income through agricultural activities •  Significantly reduced use of water from freshwater sources •  Better conditions for irrigation of the agricultural areas on the river banks

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Ourroleasapartner

•  exper'seindissemina'on(advancingprac'calandtehnicalskillsofproducers,technologytransfer,policyadvancementetc);excessivecrosssectorreachthroughouttheBalkans;

•  transferofresearchresultsintotherealsector;•  providinginforma'on,educa'on,trainingandtechnologytransferto

farmers,SMEs,advisorsandresearchers;•  pilo'ngofnewbusinessmodels,andtrainningmethods;•  development,tes'ng,valida'on,monitoringandanalysis;•  monitoringofpolicyimplementa'onandpolicyadvancement;•  ruralandregionaldevelopment;•  Gradacrepresentsinnova'vebusiness(role)model,learningorganisa'on,

buildingsynergyamongproducers,cooperants,advisors,localstakeholders-toadvancetheirperformanceandmarketefficiency.

Wewouldbedelightedalsotodiscussspecificprojecttasksifyouseeinterestforcoopera2on.

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Consor2um-requiredpartners

No Expertise Type Country Role in the Project

01 Regional

Development Agency

RDA Project leader

02 Academic ACA Project leader

03 Industry IND Stakeholder

04 Government GOV Stakeholder

05 Agrocooperative Gradac SME MNE Stakeholder

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Nikola Ljiljanic Agrocooperative „Gradac“

Sector for Business Development, Strategy and International Cooperation

Montenegro +382 68 307 527

+381 60 511 89 62 nikola.ljiljanic@gradac.me

nikola.ljiljanic87@gmail.com www.gradac.me