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Pioneer steps
Very developed aromatic herbs production in the 1950s, 60s,70s
Expansion of tourism
Tourism kills the collection of wild plants Lavender fields at island HVAR and other coastal regions die out, detroyed by fire and negligence People swith to tourism without using lavender as value added asset rather sell SUN&SEA Continental distillers reamain active mostly on basis of wild collected herbs from Bosnia, Dalmatian background, Serbia, Macedonia No real farming operations for aromatic plants except for Chamomile
Technology issues
No good advisory on farming lavender, organizing a farm, seling the flowers and oil Too many small farmers going to buy their own distilation units low usage of installed capacity Production cealing reached with given technology and knowledge Lack of machinery for further expansion of production
Huge opportunites
Vast patches of land remain unused and turned into young forest depopulation and effects of war Bad governement policy no tax on land 2000 eur per hectare cheap land for expansion Expansion of production stops at manual labour limitations need for Machine ring organizations Interest of foreign investors hindered by bad legal situation
Associations plans
Coonect more national farmers in 2009. Start cooperation with regional associations in Balkans Unite the offered oil quantity for export Connect with US and Australian farmers for education and exchange Protect local variety of lavender Budrovka Promote new high yield angustifolia varieties Travel to global trade fairs and contact buyers Apply pressure on goverment for better conditions