Success Stories of EKI Clients – Dušanka Janjić

Dušanka Janjić from Foča has nurtured a love for agriculture since childhood, helping her parents with all activities related to this field. After retiring, she had a lot of free time, which she decided to use wisely. On the family estate in the village of Jošanica, she had been cultivating certain agricultural crops for personal use and decided to invest funds and expand the activity a few years ago. Mrs. Dušanka and her husband, who helps her in the business, opted for livestock farming, specifically sheep farming and the production of milk and dairy products. In addition, they engage in beekeeping, poultry farming, and fruit growing on a smaller scale. The business they passionately pursue brings significant income to the Janjić couple because, as Mrs. Dušanka says, their pensions would not cover even their basic needs.

They took their first loan from EKI in 2020 and used it to expand the livestock, purchase necessary working equipment, and adapt buildings for livestock. Mrs. Dušanka emphasizes that she could not have achieved all this with her own funds, and EKI loans have helped her realize many useful ideas. Through hard work, love, and constant investment in product quality, which she considers the key to success, she has gained regular customers for her products, and new ones contact her daily through recommendations.

Mrs. Dušanka advises anyone wishing to engage in a similar or the same business to cultivate a love for what they do, have the will and desire to do the job as best as possible, and be aware that agricultural activities require a lot of sacrifices. Her working day starts around 5-6 in the morning and ends late at night, especially in the summer months when there is the most work.