Mali Iđoš

Municipality of Mali Iđoš

Mali Idjos is a village and municipality in the North Backa District of Vojvodina, Serbia. Mali Idjos municipality includes the following villages: Mali Idjos, Lovcenac and Feketic.

TOP 5 REASONS TO INVEST IN MALI IĐOŠ

• Excellent logistical position - Direct access to E 75 highway
• Access to great talent pool – Novi Sad - Subotica in 60 km radius
• Fully-equipped infrastructure – water, electricity, gas
• Developed industrial zone – detailed regulation plan
• International railway nearby – optimizing transportation costs

Energy potential in Mali Iđoš

GAS

• Municipality is gasified: 100 million
• Local pipeline lenght: 70 km
• Presure on main pipeline 4 bar
• Presure on local pipeline 2-4 bar

ELECTRICITY

• No. of distribution substations: 74
• Total power (kVA): 3,108,236
• Total network length (km): 84
• Energy supplied in 2013/14: 9,576,521 kWh

BIOMASS

• Total land: 17,500 ha
• Agricultural land: 17,000 ha
• Arable land: 16,641 ha
• Most common crops:
• wheat - average yearly yield 4,110 kg
• maize - average yearly yield 7,692 kg
• sunflower - average yearly yield 3,049 kg
• alfalfa - average yearly yield 3,201 kg
• soy, barley, oat

WIND

Average speed 3.5 m/s at 25 m

GEOTHERMAL

Infrastructure in Mali Iđoš

ROADS

Highway E-75: 15.7 km

Regional road network: 22.3 km

• Srbobran-Mali Idjos-Subotica
• Feketic-Vrbas

Local road network: 67.7 km

WATERWAY

River Krivaja length: 73 km

- Port in Novi Sad distance (River Danube): 60 km

*Irrigation system network: 550 km

RAILWAY

Belgrade-Novi Sad-Subotica-Budapest: 15 km

Axial pressure: 20 t

*distance from the industrial zone: 5 km

SEWAGE

Sewage system under development

Population, education and labor cost in Mali Iđoš

Number of inhabitants 12,031

Employed (2019) 2,247

Unemployed (April 2020) 1,347

Labor cost structure

Average salary in Mali Iđoš (March, 2020)

From July 1st, 2014 the employers have the right for refund on the paid personal income tax & socal insurance contributions:

• 65% refund for employing 1-9 workers
• 70% refund for employing 10-99 workers
• 75% refund for employing 100+ workers

Education

High Schools

High-schools in Backa Topola attended by students from Mali Idjos:

• Agricultural
• Technical, Metal processing
• Gymnasium

Key sectors in Mali Iđoš

Agrobusiness

Main Advantages:

• The economic structure of the municipality is largely determined by the fact that almost 90 % accounts for farmland
• Excellent resource base – 17,000 ha of agricultural land
• Long-standing tradition & impressive industry expertise
• Easy access to skilled workforce
• Well-established processing capacities
• Ongoing production process advancement initiatives
• Farmer cooperatives & associations development for advancing local production volume – at municipal level
• Wide network of potential local suppliers for the processing industry - great number of locally established SMEs
• Large hunting grounds have been organized on the agricultural land

Cereals

Cereal crops - 8% of arable land

Main Advantages:

• 17,000 ha of agricultural land – 93% of total territory
• 15% of total population is engaged in agriculture – 48.6% is actively participating in agricultural activities - 66.5% are individual farmers
• Arable land is mostly used for cereal crops: maize, wheat – 10,676 ha with individual farmers’ share – 6,781 ha
• Average maize yield 7,541 kg – 3.7% greater than Vojvodina’s average
• Average wheat yield 4,110 kg – 97.7% of Vojvodina’s level

Fruits

Unique brand - prima sour cherry

Main advantages:

• High-quality land for fruit – 55 ha and vineyard – 40 ha crops
• Renowned for unique sour cherry sort Prima – locally gowned in Feketic - more than 20,000 cherry trees – special sort resistant to diseases; an ideal ratio of acid and sweetness - with a large fruit (diameter 22-23 mm); suitable for processing of all types
• Special brandy has been registered from Prima sour cherry
• Average yield per tree: apple – 24.1 kg; plum 21.1 kg
• Cold storage capacities: ARETOL doo – tradition of 10 years in producing & processing frozen fruits and vegetables; Staff, product, and production process quality; Certified in ISO 9001 : 2000 and HACCP system. The company has 2 cold storage facilities, in Feketić - 3,200 m²

Meat & Dairy

Main advantages:

• Growth trend in livestock production in the last five years – most significant in production and processing of poultry
• Total livestock count in 2005:
• Cattle: 3, 433
• Pigs: 6,492
• Sheeps: 1844
• Poultry:90,941
• Meadows – 19 ha; Pastures – 142 ha; Fodder – 908 ha
• In 2006: 9 registered agribusiness companies; employing 41.6% of population; with 41.9% of total income

Metal processing

Quality & manufacturing tradition

Main advantages:

• 40 years of successful manufacturing tradition
• Skilled workforce: technical high-schools with metal processing profiles in B.Topola – 14 km distance & Subotica – 45 km distance
• Most prominent & large companies:

- AD Gradjamont – 140 employees, Metal Pepi SZR – 6 employees

- Export-oriented companies: Metal Pepi SZR – 70% export

- Successful companies & potential local suppliers: Metal Pepi SZR, Agrokons doo, Radoman doo

Agrokons company profile

• one of the leading national companies for the construction of silos and associated technologies for storage, transportation, purification and drying of grains – located in Feketic
• more than 150 completed projects
• more than 150 completed projects
• 660,000 m³ warehouse space built and supporting technological equipment for the treatment and transportation of grains

Textile / Footwear

Expertise at low operating costs

Main advantages:

• Experienced workforce – high school in Subotica – 45 km distance
• Tradition in manufacturing industry – former companies: Antilope for manufacturing footwear, Shoe Factory
• Existing production capacities with further development and expansion potential
• Strong export orientation of companies in the sector
• Wide network of potential partners:
  Matteo doo, Mondeks, Pepi SZR

Top 10 Employers in Mali Iđoš

Greenfield locations in Mali Iđoš

Location 1

Small Steps

Industrial-Business Park

Land size: 18 ha

Ownership: private 90% – municipal 10%

Infrastructure: electricity, water, gas, optical cable

For rent & sale

*sewage under development

**12 land plots ranging from 5,000-99,000 m²

***investors are exempt from paying communal fees during the first 5 years of doing business

Distances

• Hungarian border - 70 km
• Belgrade - 138 km, Novi Sad - 54 km, Subotica - 51 km
• Airport Belgrade - 145 km
• Port on river Danube in Novi Sad - 50 km
• Railway station is 4 km away from the industrial zone

Upon receiving the investor’s request

the consolidated construction procedures are conducted in the following phases:

• Issuing the location conditions for the cadastre parcel suitable for construction – from the day of obtaining all special conditions, permits and other documents --> no later than 5 working days
• Issuing the construction permit – from the day of the submission of the request --> no later than 5 working days

Upon receiving the application:

Based on registering the construction work,issuing the verification for receiving the application without delay, provided that the complete documentation has been submitted.

- Registering the construction works to receive acceptance/rejection --> 5 working days

- Subsequently, submitting the request for infrastructure installations --> 3 working days

Issuing the occupancy permit, upon receiving the submission of the request --> no later than 5 working days

Issuing the final approval upon receiving the submission of the request --> no later than 5 working days

In total: 28 working days

Incentives & Fees in Mali Iđoš

Company Sign Display Fee - 0% for the first 5 years

*investors are exempt from payment costs

Success Stories in Mali Iđoš

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