The provincial Government claims that it is preventing the desertification of the area by investing into the regional hydrologic system.
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00:00Sunflower harvest and corn harvest started in some parts of Serbia much earlier than usual.
00:08The reason for this is a severe drought.
00:12This region has been affected for the third year in a row and the consequences are obvious.
00:19The corn yield is expected to be three times lower than usual.
00:31Look how small it is.
00:42There is no water in our wells.
00:46Our crops depend on how much God will add water from heaven.
00:54This is what our crops live on.
00:56A lot of people have come here in the last few years.
01:03They sell their machinery and land to pay off their loans and rents.
01:11Because of the drought, agriculture is not doing well this year.
01:16If the state doesn't take action, we will all go and become social slaves.
01:26We asked the municipality two years ago to declare a drought emergency.
01:37We couldn't do anything. We stood on the street for ten days.
01:56This is our hydrologic system.