Within the “Local Integrated Development” (LID) project, which is primarily funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNDP BiH), 287 beneficiaries have been selected for provision of support for establishing and extending soybean production in 2018. The support includes the delivery of non-GMO soybean seeds and technical support for the soybean production.

By the end of February 2018, the LID project announced the „Public call for provision of support to individual persons and agricultural crafts from the partner local self-governance units (LSUs) Odžak, Orašje, Domaljevac-Šamac, Modriča and Gradiška for establishing and extending soybean production in 2018“. Upon the deadline expiry, the evaluation of all received applications was performed in accordance with the list of basic, administrative and additional criteria set forth in the Public call. The final ranking list of successful applicants is given in the table below:

The list of unsuccessful applicants is given in the table below:

The Local Integrated Development Project is a three-year initiative (2016-2018) primarily financed by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNDP in BiH), in cooperation with the State Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees, Ministry of Development, Entrepreneurship and Crafts of the Federation of BiH, Ministry of Administration and Local Self-Government of RS and two Associations of Cities and Municipalities.

The overall objective of the Project is to raise the standards of living and social cohesion in Bosnia and Herzegovina through inclusive sustainable socio-economic development. Within the component for economic recovery, LID project will directly support the private sector and potential investors in order to increase an overall economic activity in local communities, ensure economic growth through productive value chains and to create new jobs and income. The project also provides assistance for the long-term unemployed and socially excluded categories of the population, especially returnees, internally displaced persons and long-term unemployed persons. The project is being implemented in 21 LSUs in BiH.