Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Srpska Anđelka Kuzmić and assistant ministers, held a work meeting today with the acting director of the Republic of Srpska Inspectorate, Miodrag Mišić and chief republic inspectors from the line inspection services.

The meeting discussed current affairs from the competences of the Republic of Srpska Inspectorate in the areas covered by the forestry, veterinary, water and food inspection services. Taking into the consideration the importance and scope of the work done by the inspection service authorities, participants concluded that cooperation of institutions represents a key factor for improving domestic production, increase in competitiveness, resource protection, as well as health of the population.

By analysing the activities from the past period, it was concluded that synchronized work of the ministry and the inspection authorities resulted in prompt and effective field work, especially in the moments of higher risk such as in the cases of contagious animal diseases. Synergetic work of competent inspection services has a key role in preventing damages and economic loss.

Special attention at the meeting was also given to discussing measures which are implemented in natural resource management, to secure ecologically responsible, socially beneficial, and economically sustainable management. The meeting agreed that this is possible to achieve only through strictly following the rules, standards and realising the planned documents.

Taking into consideration the measures which the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Srpska undertook aiming to support the domestic producers, through investment in primary and processing capacities of agriculture, forestry, game management, food industry, protection of human, animal and plant well-being, inspection service authorities also aim to strongly support development and protection of domestic production through their activities.