bosnia & herzegovina

Bosnia & Herzegovina - Country Profile

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a mostly mountainous country on the Balkan peninsula of HYPERLINK " Southern Europe

Capital: Sarajevo

Population: 4,552,198

Life expectancy: 74.39 years (male), 81.88 years (female)

Population below national poverty line: 25%

GDP: $24.8 billion

GDP per capita: $5,500

Religion: Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%

Languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian

Climate: hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast

Bosnia-Herzegovina is still struggling to recover from three years of bloody war during 1992-95 between Bosnian Muslims, Croats and Serbs as part of the break-up of Yugoslavia. The Serbs massacred thousands of Bosnian-Muslims and engaged in ethnic cleansing.

The war left Bosnia's infrastructure and economy devastated. Around two million people, about half the population, were displaced and unable to return to their homes in safety.

Crime and corruption have flourished in Bosnia & Herzegovina, unemployment is very high and investment is slow.

Bóthar in Bosnia & Herzegovina

Bóthar began working in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2005. Bóthar works with dairy cow projects in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

Location: Sanski Most Municipality

Total number of families to be assisted over the entire course of the project (original animals and supports only): 200 families

Animals: 96 Simmental Breed Dairy Heifers

Training: Agrinas Bosnia, the local partner NGO will have carried out training on increased milk production.

Brief synopsis of the project: This project will seek to increase the agricultural output of the farmers of Sanski Most. By providing quality Simmental heifer’s milk production will dramatically increase. Average incomes will thus increase.

Expected benefits: Improved agricultural practices and raised incomes.

Co-financing partners: Heifer Nederlands

Local partners: Agrinas Bosnia