{"id":201794,"date":"2026-02-18T17:22:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=201794"},"modified":"2026-02-18T17:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:24:00","slug":"for-health-and-tradition-jovana-decided-to-stay-in-the-village-and-become-the-youngest-goat-herder-in-serbia-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/for-health-and-tradition-jovana-decided-to-stay-in-the-village-and-become-the-youngest-goat-herder-in-serbia-video\/","title":{"rendered":"FOR HEALTH AND TRADITION: Jovana decided to stay in the village and become the youngest goat herder in Serbia! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>This girl decided to devote her life to raising goats and producing healthy, homemade products<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While young people are leaving villages en masse and heading to big cities, one twenty-year-old girl from Klepani near Ivanjica did exactly the opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jovana Rajkovi\u0107 represents a bright example of what the state advocates for \u2013 the return of young people to their hearths and the nurturing of the original values of Serbia as a country of agriculture, livestock, and fruit growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jovana is, probably, the youngest goat herder in Serbia. She decided to dedicate her life to raising goats and producing healthy, homemade products \u2013 milk and cheese \u2013 with the goal of enriching the market offer and preserving traditional production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u010cA\u010cAK 27.11.2025. Dvedesetogodi\u0161nja Jovana iz Kati\u0107a proizvodi kozji sir\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bM8bmv_sLDA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Parallel to working on the farm, she also enrolled in a higher school in the field of marketing, in order to market her products as successfully as possible and develop her own brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her mother Danica had different plans for her daughter, who was an excellent student, but today she does not hide her pride. Love for the village and nature, as she says, is obviously written in the genes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This young girl does not ask for much, but as she honestly points out, any kind of support would mean a lot to her: additional education in countries that deal with modern goat farming, as well as subsidies that would help her improve production and stay in the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbian-flag-taken-from-the-mound-grave-of-a-recently-deceased-serb-desecrated-in-kosovo-and-metohija\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SERBIAN FLAG TAKEN FROM THE MOUND: Grave of a recently deceased Serb desecrated in Kosovo and Metohija!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/heavenly-ally-in-the-age-of-ruin-how-despot-durad-stole-the-relics-of-saint-luke-and-brought-them-to-serbia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HEAVENLY ALLY IN THE AGE OF RUIN: How Despot \u0110ura\u0111 stole the relics of Saint Luke and brought them to Serbia!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/all-star-stars-have-said-their-piece-nikola-jokic-is-convincingly-the-best-basketball-player-in-the-world-and-the-nba-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ALL-STAR STARS HAVE SAID THEIR PIECE: Nikola Joki\u0107 is convincingly the best basketball player in the world and the NBA league!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/he-fought-for-his-life-for-85-days-branislav-24-who-was-brutally-beaten-in-front-of-a-market-in-belgrade-has-passed-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HE FOUGHT FOR HIS LIFE FOR 85 DAYS: Branislav (24) who was brutally beaten in front of a market in Belgrade has passed away!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Source<\/strong><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kurir.rs\/vesti\/drustvo\/9917615\/jovana-je-najmladja-kozarica-u-srbiji\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kurir<\/a>; <strong>Photo<\/strong>: Printscreen YouTube<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This girl decided to devote her life to raising goats and producing healthy, homemade products While young people are leaving villages en masse and heading to big cities, one twenty-year-old girl from Klepani near Ivanjica did exactly the opposite. 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