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 (2020) 2,101

Unemployed ( July 2021) 1,407

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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