Association Registered
Udruzenje gradjana Agro Info Centar formalized its public-benefit mandate and began producer advisory outreach in South Backa district.
Mission
Building practical pathways from local agriculture to dignified household income.
Agro Info Centar helps Serbian producers, cooperatives, and municipalities translate information into action through field advisory services, transparent partnerships, and measurable rural development programs led by Director Maria Thomas.
Climate-smart production
Market readiness
Public accountability
Timeline
Organization History
Key milestones showing how a local civic initiative grew into a trusted rural development platform.
Farmer School Launch
The first seasonal training model combined agronomy coaching, finance basics, and cooperative planning for smallholders.
Digital Help Desk
Remote advisory channels reduced travel barriers and connected producers to subsidy updates, market bulletins, and peer learning.
Monitoring Upgrade
Program tracking moved to outcome dashboards with gender-disaggregated reporting, baseline surveys, and verification visits.
Regional Partnership Hub
Municipal, university, and funder relationships expanded into a multi-partner platform for resilient agri-food livelihoods.
Programs
Programs Grid
Four flagship initiatives designed for enrollment, continuous support, and measurable producer outcomes.
Rural Enterprise Academy
Hands-on support for new and early-stage producers focused on crop planning, bookkeeping, and buyer readiness.
Market Access Lab
Producer groups receive packaging guidance, compliance mentoring, and contract preparation support for wholesale channels.
Climate Resilience Clinics
Seasonal demonstration plots and adaptation planning on irrigation efficiency, soil health, and risk-reduction practices.
Youth Agri-Leadership Track
Career exploration, apprenticeship matching, and civic leadership training for rural youth entering agriculture and food systems work.
Monitoring
Monitoring & Evaluation
Performance is reviewed through baseline data, quarterly field verification, and beneficiary follow-up after each program cycle.
Attendance completion
Practice adoption
Income increase reported
Verification visits
Financial Transparency
Year-over-Year Comparison
Program spending and unrestricted support are disclosed annually to help donors, regulators, and communities review resource use.
2023
€420k
2024
€535k
2025
€658k
Direct program delivery accounted for 78% of 2025 expenditures, while governance, audit, and compliance controls remained below 10%.
Governance
Board Composition
Board structure is presented through diversity and expertise visuals to make oversight capacity legible at a glance.
Diversity Balance
Women leadership representation
Municipal and civic voices
Youth and producer seats
Independent specialists
Expertise Areas
Agronomy and extension services
Finance, audit, and compliance
Community mobilization
Data, monitoring, and learning
Committee assignments are reviewed yearly to keep technical oversight aligned with the active program portfolio.
Leadership Note
Director Maria Thomas reports to the board on strategy delivery, compliance, risk management, and stakeholder commitments.
Meeting attendance averaged 96% in the last cycle, with conflict-of-interest declarations refreshed before each procurement review.
Case Studies
Data-Driven Stories
Swipeable field examples combine human outcomes with the underlying metrics used to verify progress.
Berry Cooperative Recovery
Three villages pooled procurement and cold-chain scheduling after coaching on cost models and delivery planning.
Net revenue +22% in 9 months
Women-Led Greenhouse Cluster
Targeted mentoring helped a 14-member group secure municipal co-financing and adopt water-saving production methods.
Water use -18% per cycle
Youth Placement Pipeline
Career coaching and employer matching connected rural graduates to paid apprenticeships across the agri-food value chain.
26 placements in 6 months
Network
Partner & Funder Logos
Relationship groups are organized by function so stakeholders can quickly see who supports delivery, finance, and technical learning.
Public Partners
City of Novi Sad
South Backa District
Provincial Secretariat
Funders
EU Community Facility
Rural Equity Fund
Harvest Resilience Trust
Knowledge Partners
Faculty of Agriculture
Regional Extension Network
Agri Data Lab
Procurement
Procurement Transparency
Open procurement materials help suppliers understand process requirements and give the public visibility into vendor relationships.
Current Practice
Purchases above defined thresholds are reviewed against conflict-of-interest declarations, comparative quotations, and approval records. Vendor performance is logged after each delivery cycle and summarized for board oversight.
Careers
Career Opportunities
Three featured roles for candidates who want field proximity, accountability, and measurable public-interest work.
Full Time
Field Agronomy Advisor
Lead producer visits, training sessions, and technical follow-up across cooperative and municipal partner sites.
Quick ApplyContract
Monitoring & Learning Officer
Maintain dashboards, validate field data, and support reporting for funders, board committees, and public disclosures.
Quick ApplyPart Time
Community Partnerships Coordinator
Manage outreach with municipalities, supplier networks, and civic stakeholders participating in Agro Info Centar programs.
Quick ApplyContacts
Stakeholder Contact Section
Dedicated contact routes help farmers, funders, suppliers, and media reach the right team without delay.
Program enrollment, field visits, and advisory support.
info@agroinfocentar.orgPartnership proposals, financial reporting, and due diligence requests.
maria.thomas@agroinfocentar.orgVendor registration, procurement notices, and compliance documents.
info@agroinfocentar.orgBulevar oslobodjenja 114, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Director: Maria Thomas