agricultural producers

Hail damage poses growing threat to Serbian agriculture; protection and insurance remain challenging

Year after year, hail and adverse weather increasingly damage fruit and vegetable crops in Serbia, often devastating entire hectares and causing significant income loss. Many producers lack hail protection systems or crop insurance, and those measures are often costly or insufficient. Vlado Šomoši, director of the "Bačka jagoda" cooperative, says local anti-hail stations are the main defense, as anti-hail nets are impractical for annual crops like strawberries. Crop insurance uptake is declining, partly due to producers trying to cut costs,…