Advisory work and training
Expert advice for producers and workshops on soil analysis, fertilisation, plant protection and registers. Knowledge and management decide profitability more than any subsidy.
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We turn problems on the ground into projects, and projects into results
CROPP — the Center for Rural Development and Sustainable Production — is a non-profit association based in Velika Kladuša, Bosnia and Herzegovina. We connect farmers, experts and institutions through advisory work, training, protection of natural and cultural heritage, and rural tourism development.
- 2025
- founded
- 11
- projects
- 20+
- volunteers in the Development Circle
What we do
Four pillars of our work
Heritage and rural tourism
Trails, viewpoints, veteran trees, watermills and the ethnographic collection. We turn what has been preserved into a reason to come and stay.
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Environment and climate resilience
Protection of soil, water and biodiversity, monitoring and adaptation to climate change. Green standards are an opportunity to modernise, not just an obligation.
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Health and community
Public health panels, prevention work and programmes for young people in rural areas. Community health is part of rural development, not a separate topic.
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What we have delivered
CROPP's flagship projects — from trails and veteran trees to panels, workshops and festivals.
OngoingTrails of Time — Kudići
Over 14.5 km of marked trails, the Nera viewpoint, the Redžići watermills, veteran trees and an Info Point in the old school. The project that turns Kudići into a destination rather than a dot on the map.
In procedureNatural Monument — the veteran lime and chestnut
A lime tree estimated at 350–500 years old and a sweet chestnut at 280–350 years. CROPP produced the expert study and launched the procedure to have them declared a natural monument.
DeliveredPanel: "Is cancer really on the rise in Velika Kladuša?"
The first public debate in Kladuša where an oncologist, a paediatrician and a cancer researcher separated what the data shows from what people say. A full hall and questions to the end.
Call to residents
Donate an item to the ethnographic collection
If you have old tools, weaving equipment, household objects, photographs or documents from this area, get in touch. We come to you, photograph and record the item on the spot. You can donate it or place it in our care, always with a written record.
Partners
Who we work with
Our projects are delivered with institutions, faculties and local associations.
- Mountaineering Association of FBiH
- Biotechnical Faculty Bihać
- Veterinary Faculty, University of Sarajevo
- Municipality of Velika Kladuša
- Second Secondary School, Velika Kladuša
- "Krajiška pčela" beekeepers' association
- "Sutra je novi dan" association
- "Vrganj" mycological association
- Museum of Una-Sana Canton