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MEET OUR MEMBERS Veze Sharri- Innovation Practices and Sustainable Development V eze Sharri, is one of the largest fresh table eggs producers in North Macedonia located in the village of Trebosh, Tetovo under the slopes of the Shar Mountain. The company has been established in 2000 as a joint German - Macedonian investment with a completely German technology. After 11 years of experience in cultivating day- old chicks and laying hens gained in Germany, Arben Abdurahmani returned to his country and established a family company where his love and passion for work have been the key factors for the growing success over the years. achievements On January 5, 2002, the first 30.000 day - old chicks were supplied. By September 2003, the company expanded its management and manufacturing capacity to 120,000 chickens and achieved annual production of more than 30 million eggs. In order to provide fresh, high- quality food for farm chickens, Lecker NS was founded in 2008 in Novi Sad. When it comes to startups and the model for success, it is important to emphasize that the company was technologically advanced, but also started operating in a well-analyzed market. In the past, only brown eggs were produced 28 EMERGING MACEDONIA and placed on the market in North Macedonia. However, Veze Sharri decided to introduce white eggs on the market. The visual effect was the first thing that attracted the buyer besides the highest quality and freshness of the eggs. Nowadays, the farm of Veze Sharri has 2 facilities for day - old chicks with a total capacity of 60.000 chicks and 4 facilities with total capacity of 120.000 laying hens. Business Expansion Veze Shari constantly expands its own distribution network. It exports eggs to the countries in the region, mostly to Croatia and Greece and other EU countries with annual output of over 34,000,000 table eggs. In 2013, the company became a supplier of table eggs to NATO. The products are exported to NATO military forces in Kosovo and to their base in Turkey. Twice a year, teams from NATO military forces visit the farm in order to monitor the production process in the premises of Veze Sharri. Special precautions requirements are imposed, video surveillance and the quality of the eggs is tested according to their standards. As a result of the work and the circumstances that were created when the first population of the chickens needed to be replaced with new ones, we came to the idea