A workshop for farmers was organized within the ADAPTisa project
A workshop for farmers, dedicated to climate change adaptation, was organized on February 3rd as part of the ADAPTisa project.
The project manager, PHD prof. Slobodan Kolaković, presented most important features of the project; PHD prof. Srđan Kolaković reported about climate change as new challenges in water resources management; PHD prof. Maja Petrović spoke about the management of chemicals and waste from agricultural activities, while the application of software solutions IRRICAD-GrowSphere Technology-SDI in the adaptation of agriculture to climate change were presented by Nikola Živković and Milorad Mandić from HIDING bureau from Sremska Mitrovica.
Main aim of the workshop was presenting practical approaches to reducing the risk of extreme weather conditions, with a particular emphasis on water management, the impact of inadequate drainage and dewatering, and a possibility for farmers to share experiences from the field. Representatives from Szenta Munisipality, Union of Agrar Associations of Vojvodina, the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, the Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, the Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, Club of agricultural producers and Farmers’ Associtation Szenta were some of the people present at the Workshop.
In the discussion, PHD Ivica Đalović from the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, PHD Dejan Stojanović from the Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, Mr. Milan Njegomir from PUC “Vode Vojvodine” and Mr. Geza Varga, councellor at Szenta Municipality and a farmer, took part.
