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ZOE Center for Sustainable Development of Rural Communities is founded in 1997 in Zagreb by a group of enthusiastic professionals. Its goal is to provide services that will contribute to the development of rural, primarily mountain, regions of Croatia. ZOE also aims to develop models that are adjusted to the natural, economic and human potentials in the regions where it works. ZOE believes in the professionalism of work, especially towards its users and beneficiaries. Special attention is therefore given to continuous and systematic education.
The most significant results of ZOE's work, so far, were - annual fair of local traditional agricultural products “Autumn in Lika”, established and organized by ZOE since 1999 and Programme for medicinal plant production based on ecological principles that was launched in 2002 in the municipality of Lovinac in Lika. ZOE also published a number of reference books and other publications.
