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The quite area, Celic, surrounded by orchards of the high-quality plum, peach, apricot, strawberry, raspberry, once had "Frigos," a factory for processing fruits and vegetables. Frigos worked perfectly, hundreds of workers had a good salary, and orders for outstanding juices, jams and pickles were coming from all sides of the country. And then one year, 104 workers were fired from Čelić factory. Only a few workers remained at the plant site, to maintain the system and clean the production line. One of them is Galib Bešić. The factory was his second home, but he could not provide for living with the money he earns maintaining the plant any more.
Galib has previously had orchards, and now he opted for something more, firstly, he went for blueberries. He had few doubts whether this was the right direction, but after a lecture that he attended at the local cooperative, Galib decided, that in addition to the traditional strawberries and plums, he will try to raise blueberries. With the financial assistance, a loan received from Partner, designed for new soft fruits orchards, he got the seedlings, irrigation system and technical assistance. Now he has the land on which many could envy. In the coming year he expects the first fruits and earnings of 4000 to 5000 BAM, and after that he will expand the production. "A few years ago, when I initiated this business for the first time, I spent more than a month by walking from one office to another, and always would be missing a document, certificate or signature, what delayed the whole process. And then, at Partner, “without harassment” I finished everything in one day. During the next year I will expand my production. I have excellent cooperation with Partner’s employees, who provide me with the technical assistance, and a series of lectures on the agricultural practices for all fruit crops in my orchard. "

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