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The 14th International Fair on Innovation in State Secretary in the Ministry of Agricul-
Agriculture, Food Industry and Agricultural ture, pointed out that: “The Ministry of Agri-
Machinery AGRO ARCA 2023 was held May culture cooperates with the academic com-
12 – 14, 2023, in the City of Prelog, orga- munity and other stakeholders in research,
nized by the Croatian Union of Innovators development and transfer of knowledge in
and the City of Prelog. the field of various modern innovative tech-
This year, the picturesque Marina Beach of nologies that will enable more efficient and
Prelog hosted the exhibition, gathering to- sustainable agriculture in an environment
gether over 100 exhibitors from 8 countries, that is changing dramatically.“
giving special attention to innovative, green, Alongside the fair, a series of accompanying
and energy-efficient, competitive technolo- events took place as well.
gies in agriculture, food production, and A number of workshops were held for stu-
processing. dents in grades 6-8 on the topic: “Bacteria
In addition to innovations in agriculture, lo- that live in the soil and are necessary for
cal family-run and agritourism farms in the cultures to grow” in cooperation with the
Medjimurje county region and the surround- Ruāer Boškoviþ Institute. At the same time,
ings were given the opportunity to present STEM workshops on the basics of LegoWe-
their products. Do robotics were held, while the most pop-
AGRO ARCA took place under the auspices ular were the creative workshops for kinder-
of the Ministry of Science and Education, garten kids.
Ministry of Agriculture, and Ministry of Econ- An Innovation Forum was held on the topic:
omy and Sustainable Development, while “New skills in agriculture,” while on the sec-
the partners were the Faculty of Agriculture, ond day, a panel discussion on “Renewable
HAMAG-BICRO, and Chamber of Crafts of energy sources in the service of success-
Medjimurje County. ful agricultural farms” took place with the
The co-organizers were the Croatian Asso- lecture of the State Institute for Intellectual
ciation of Technical Culture and IFIA (The Property “Use of intellectual property in the
International Federation of Inventors’ Asso- business of trades and OPGs.”
ciations), and the fair was also sponsored At the fair, 13 gold medals, 12 silver med-
by many local companies. als, and 29 bronze medals were awarded
As part of the opening ceremony, the audi- in the category of junior and senior inno-
ence was greeted by Prof. Dr. Sc. Miljenko vators, as well as a special IFIA medal won
Simpraga, President of the Croatian Union by Ivan Bracic’s company PIP d.o.o. with
of Innovators, and Mr. Zdravko Tušek, State the innovation “Apibonum IB for bee colony
Secretary in the Ministry of hygiene,” while the best innovation of the IFIA Magazine Septeber 2023
As part of the opening ceremony, the au- AGRO ARCA 2023 fair was declared innova-
dience was greeted by Prof. Dr. Sc. Mil- tion ‘‘WOOLEE fertilizer and repellent from
jenko Simpraga, President of the Croatian raw wool“ created by the innovator Dragica
Union of Innovators, and Mr. Zdravko Tušek, Jerkov.

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