Association for Natural Food "Terra's", Subotica

Date of interview: 11/11/2000

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

Subotica Postal Code 24000 Street: Trg Cara Jovana Nenada 15

Tel. +38124 554-600 Fax +38124 553-116 e_mail: terras@opensubotica.co.yu

Contact persons: Tereza Horvat-Skenderović Tel. +38124 554-600

Speaks: German , Hungarian

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association of citizens since 1990

Aims

An idea of broadening of organic agriculture and more humanity living

Members and Friends

With voting right: 20Number of members/friends of whom have paid their membership fee: 30

Material Substructure

Office: Guest, Operating days: 7,30-14,30, Operating hours: 7,30-14,30

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for everyday activities, e-mail, data

bases and publishingThere are databases in Paper and Electronic Structure

Activities Hall: yes

Vehicles: minibus/bus ceded or rented

For the organisation are working with fee: 2 persons.

Administrative board

Dr Tereza Horvat-Skenderović president

Miroljub Kiš fonder

Bede Kolman fonder

Dr Tomislav Sudarević head of section

Dr Branko Lazić head of section

Nenad Novaković secretary

Dr Andrija Pejić fonder

Dr Magda Slavić member

Dr Boško Kovačević fonder

II. Activities

General Issue: Ecological farming (agriculture)

Issue-Topic: Education on local, regional and national level

From To Issues-Topic National

Activities - Resaults:

Bioschools Terra's: Subotica, Sombor, Bečej, Vršac, Opovo, Horgoš, Mali Iđoš, Novi Sad (courses of specialization)

Increase surface under organic production from 1 ha (1990) to 220 ha (2000) and introducing new productive

programs in private and national firms (program of cornflakes, chocolate bonbons, integral breads, cold filtered

General Issue: Lobbing

Issue-Topic: Law of organic agriculture

From To Issues-Topic Peripherial

Activities - Resaults:

Conference of IFOAM for countries of Central and East Europe, guests representatives of council of Ministry of

Production of proposals of official regulation - addressed to council of Ministry

Adopted Law of organic agriculture in April 2000

General Issue: Preservation of natural way of living (Ecological, Nutrition/Diet, Use of

bicycle)

Issue-Topic: Profession on local level

From To Issues-Topic Peripherial

Activities - Resaults:

Viva project - with food to health in Subotica

Introducing weekly broadcast about regular food in Serbian and Hungarian language on radio Subotica, foundation

of consultative center for regular food

III. Source of Information

Source of information: Members

Subject: organic agriculture

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1990- daily Common High

Source of information: Ferenc Fruhwald

Subject: organic agriculture

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1990- quarterly Common High

Source of information: IFOAM

Subject: organic agriculture

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1990- by need Common High

Future plans

In the same way

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: "Subotičke novine"

Subject: organic agriculture

Type Circulation Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Magazine Local 1/1990- by need Common Moderate

Title: "Magyar szo"

Subject: organic agriculture

Type Circulation Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Newspaper National 1/1990- by need Common High

Title: "Dnevnik"

Subject: organic agriculture

Type Circulation Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Newspaper National 1/1990- by need Ours Low

Title: Bulletin

Subject: organic agriculture

Type Circulation Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Magazine National 1/1990- by need Common Moderate

Future plans

Stronger engagement and representing of it's activities in international mass media

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: YU Eko radio

Subject: organic agriculture

Type Range Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio Local 1/1995- monthly Common Perfect

Title: Radio Subotica

Subject: organic agriculture

Type Range Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio Local 1/1990- by need Common Perfect

Title: Super TV

Subject: organic agriculture

Type Range Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

TV Local 1/1994- by need Ours Moderate

Title: Radio Novi Sad

Subject: organic agriculture

Type Range Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

Radio National 1/1990- by need Common Low

Title: TV Novi Sad

Subject: organic agriculture

Type Range Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

TV National 1/1990- by need Common Low

Title: TV RTS

Subject: organic agriculture

Type Range Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

TV National 1/1990- by need Ours Low

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: Bioculture, Hungary

Subject: organic agriculture

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1990- Common Perfect

Name: Biopa, Croatia

Subject: organic agriculture

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1997- Ours Moderate

Name: "Vrelo"

Subject: organic agriculture

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1995- Ours Low

Name: Natura vita

Subject: organic agriculture

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

Yes 1/1995- Ours Low

Future plans

Collaboration with NGO's from Greece, Bulgaria and other Balkans countries also a collaboration with NGO's from

Europe in development of organic agriculture

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: IFOAM

Subject: development of organic agriculture