Panel discussion “Challenges of sustainable development of agriculture and rural areas in Montenegro”

 The Initiative Group Alpbach Podgorica consists of seven members, participants of European Forum Alpbach in 2009, 2010 and 2011, which will continue the work of previous IG members.

 

Our first activity in the new composition was organising, in partnership with the Faculty of Economy of the University of Montenegro, the panel discussion on the topic “Challenges of sustainable development of agriculture and rural areas in Montenegro”, on January 24th, 2012 in Podgorica.

The key speaker of the panel discussion was dr Franz Fischler, President of the European Forum Alpbach and former Commissioner of the European Union for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries (1995-2004). Other speakers were: dr Milan Marković, Professor at the University of Montenegro, Biotechnical Faculty, Mr Igor Golubović, Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in Montenegro and Ms Bosiljka Vuković, Head of the Division for the Support to the National Council for Sustainable Development, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism.

The panel discussion was moderated by Bojana Popadić, Secretary-General of the IG Alpbach Podgorica.

The panel discussion was intended for professionals and students interested in the process of development of agriculture and rural areas and the challenges in this area concerning this stage of the European integration.