As part of the 8th Seminar agricultural extension and technical services of the Republic of Serbia, which was held on Kopaonik in the period from 14 to 16 November 2016, held a plenary presentation "The importance of using modern tools for improving the financial knowledge of advisors and agricultural producers" (the project "Improvement of financial knowledge and education on farms", funded by the Ministry of agriculture and environmental protection of Serbia).

At the beginning of October 2015 (5^th October 2015) has been started realization of the next phase of field activities within the planed project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection - Techno-economic aspects of renewable energy and mobile robotic solar electric generators use in agriculture.

Realization of the project: Techno-economic aspects of renewable energy and mobile robotic solar electric generators use in agriculture, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection - locality Glogonj village

At the beginning of September 2015 (more precisely, at 3^rd September 2015) was started a implementation of field activities related to the project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection - Techno-economic aspects of renewable energy and mobile robotic solar electric generators use in agriculture. The first cycle of testing of Mobile robotic solar electric generator was carried out in the village of Glogonj (city of Pancevo) at the activities related to the irrigation of vegetable crops produced within the system of production in the open field and protected production area.

During the 21^st September 2015, in primary school in the village Vrmdža, Sokobanja municipality was conducted a workshop (focus-group) related to the realization of planned activities within the project Eco-village - a model for rural development and economic empowerment of villages in Serbia - case study of Vrmdža, Sokobanja. The workshop was organized by the Center for socially responsible entrepreneurship - CDOP. Active participation have been also taken by representatives of the Institute of Agricultural Economics - Belgrade, Faculty for Sport and Tourism - Novi Sad, council of Vrmdža local community, as well as all interested residents of mentioned village. Besides the extremely constructive discussion with the present audience, after the introductory speech of the project manager and members of local community, there was also made a presentation of the methodological approach for the assessment of environmental sustainability on agricultural holdings and the lecture on the topic Tourism in the rural areas: How to make the first step?

At the 59th International Fair of techniques and technical achievements (UFI), which was held at the Belgrade Fair from 11.05. to 05.15.2015. , the Institute of Agricultural Economics in cooperation with the Institute Mihajlo Pupin from Belgrade, presented the movable robotic solar electric generator. This device enables the production of electricity using solar energy has great potential use in agricultural production, but also other sectors of the economy. Our stand is, among others, visited by the delegation of the Embassy of Romania (Mr. Stefan Imre and Mr. Zoran Djurkovic).

Organized by the Association of Sheep and Goats Breeders “BIKARA” and the Agricultural School with dormitory Futog, on 14th December 2013 in the secondary agricultural school with dormitory Futog, was held a regional scientific meeting on goat breeding. At the meeting took his part Professor Drago Cvijanovic, Ph.D., Director of the Institute of Agricultural Economics, on the subject “marketing in goat production, yes or no?”