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Bostanie Cooperative Garden in capital of North Macedonia teaches young people gardening

In the Novo Lisiche Park, at the outskirts of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, 50-some enthusiasts for the second consecutive year have been working in the Bostanie Cooperative Garden. The enthusiasts, including, of course, young people, through training and workshops, can learn gardening and composting, how to protect and nourish the plants, but they can also plant vegetables...

Female farmer from North Macedonia: Young women farmers need favorable conditions and financial support to become equal

Zhivka Gjurchinovska is a woman who has no problem driving a tractor. She is a diligent farmer and a mother of three. They live in the village of Tumchevishte, in the Gostivar area in the northwestern part of North Macedonia. Gjurchinovska has been a farmer for the past 20 years and a professional farmer in the past 11 year. She...

Government of North Macedonia pays farmers €3.5 million annually in natural disaster compensations

The climate change is posing serious threat to North Macedonia's agricultural production. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy and the Commission for Assessment of Damages at the Government of North Macedonia by average pay €3.5 million to farmers annually in weather and climate-related extreme events compensations, informed the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy for Meta.mk. The...

Arsenic found in Tetovo soil 2.5 times over the limit, say “Vila Zora” and “Eco Guerrilla”

Soil examinations in Tetovo have revealed that the earth is contaminated with arsenic two and a half times above the permitted estimates, according to a survey conducted by environmental organizations "Vila Zora" from Veles and "Eko Guerilla" from Tetovo. This was presented at today's presentation at the South East European University in Tetovo (SEEU), by Arijanit Xhaferi from the Tetovo...