- Municipality of Mali Iđoš
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- Population education and labor cost
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- Top 10 employers
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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
Mali Iđoš Logistics
Distance from borders:
- HUN - 70 km
- CRO - 85 km
- ROM - 105 km
- BUL - 440 km
- B&H - 165 km
Distance from highway:
- E-75 - 0 km
- E-70 - 90 km
Distance from airport:
- Belgrade - 240 km
- Osijek - 126 km
- Budapest - 240 km

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
48°C temperature – M.Idjos | at 800 m |
68°C temperature – Feketic | at 1,200 m |
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)
NET Salary | 394 | |
Personal Income Tax | 10.00% | 40 |
Contributions (Emploeyee) | 10% | 108 |
GROSS Salary | 19.9% | 542 |
Contributions (Employer) | 16.65% | 90 |
TOTAL Cost | 632 |
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
Company | Sector | Country | #Employees |
---|---|---|---|
MATTEO DOO | Footwear | Italy | 259 |
CHIC-PROM DOO | Agrobusiness-Poultry | Serbia | 151 |
BEST SEED PRODUCER | Cereal Crops | Austria | 96 |
BIG SHICK DOO | Meat Processing | Serbia | 61 |
METALPEPI SZR | Metal Processing | Serbia | 48 |
ROSSI DOO | Footwear | Serbia | 29 |
MONTEL | Construction | Serbia | 26 |
ZIVINASTIJA STR | Meat Production | Serbia | 26 |
AMARA DOO | Footwear | Slovenia | 25 |
AGRIROMAGNA | Cereal Crops | Italy | 24 |
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
Location 2
New Industrial Zone
Land size: 145 ha
Ownership: state
For lease
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
