Protection and promotion of chestnut

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In the Croatia relatively recently was spotted disease chestnut gall wasps that has emerged in the last two years also in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a disease that is rapidly expanding, has the effect of reducing the yield and facilitating the dissemination of chestnut and other diseases and it may lead to the extinction. In the cross border area is situated belt of chestnut forest and from that reason joint activities of both states are crucial in order to respond rapidly and reduce further damage. Through the project it will be undertaken a number of activities (analysis, research and application of disease control by parasites, making action plans and systems and measures for further suppression) that will have a significant impact on the problem.   Project Main objective: Increase protection and risk management of chestnut trees in cross-border area Croatia -BiH through joint activities and promotion. Project will contribute to the study and monitoring of the disease chestnut gall wasp in the early stage in BiH and during the project when it is expected its significant expansion and observation control in the border area as well as the transfer of knowledge and experience from Croatia to Bosnia and Herzegovina.   Project outputs are - measures for further actions and risk prevention system set up and protected chestnut habitat in cross-border area through project activities.   Main target groups are local public, farmers, local government and relevant institutions, experts in the field of agriculture that will benefit from the project implementation.   Cross-border added value of the project are joint initiatives to combat and establishing system against disease chestnut gall wasps. It is especially important to note that it essential to work on this problem together because of a forest belt chestnut forest that stretches along the border of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. This will be accomlished by project.

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