PM says Croatia doesn't need GMO food

"We cannot do away with food imports... We cannot do it as we are a member of the European Union, among other things," Milanovic said at the ceremony held in the village of Drinovci in the Sibenik hinterland on Friday evening. Croatia will both import and export food products, and farms such as family-run farms enable progress in food production, the premier said.

 

"The state authorities assist as much as they can, we have a certain reputation and we are building up a reputation by which we are known. One of elements of that reputation is that we are a GMO-free country and we will persist in it," Milanovic said. 

 

This year, the farm run by Goran Janco in Unitovci, east Croatia, was proclaimed the best family-run farm. The second prize went to the farm run by Rodoljub Dzakula near Sisak and the third prize went to the farm run by Perica Anic in the mountainous village of Krasno near Gospic. The selection of best farms was organised by the  Agriculture Ministry and the Vecernji List daily in cooperation with the association of Croatian counties and the national broadcaster (HRT).

(Text: HINA)