On Thursday, 10 May 2012, Ambassador Mary Warlick and Serbian presidential candidate, Boris Tadic officially inaugurated the bio-gas digester at the Lazar Dairy farm in Gornja Dragusa, near Blace.

The importance for Serbia to join the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) and protect plant breeders’ rights was stressed today by Dr. Jan Bocanski, Director of the Plant Protection Directorate, during the official opening of a conference held today at Sava Center in Belgrade. He also mentioned that Serbia is expected to become a member of UPOV this year.