Project title Delivery of specialised trainings for the agricultural organizations Location of Cost of the action Lead manager or Donors to the action Amount contributed Dates the action (EUR) partner (name) (by donor) (from day/month/year to day/month/year) Central Bosnia 3,901.16 Partner USAID/Sida FARMA 02/2014 – 02/2014 Canton Project

Objectives and proposed Overall objective activities for the action Improve the business skills of agricultural producers and processors. Specific objective In cooperation with the USAID/Sida FARMA Project, REZ Agency should provide assistance to the business of the agricultural organisations of the . Proposed activities 1. Organise and conduct specialised training "Business plans for the organizations in agriculture" designed for agricultural producers and processors of the Central Bosnia Canton. 2. Specialised training to be designed for theoretical (business plan preparation) and practical (presentations of examples) parts, with the assistance/participation by the professionals of the REZ Agency and the USAID/Sida FARMA Project.

Results of the action  Three-day specialised training conducted in for the agricultural organisations of Central Bosnia Canton.  Total of 29 representatives of the agricultural organisations of the municipalities Bugojno, Travnik, and Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje (all of the Central Bosnia Canton and the Central BiH region) participated the specialised training.  The particiapants improved their knowledge on the process of business planning, better understanding of the financial statements and banking conditions, as well as development of business plans and applications for loans.