The Republic of Serbia, through investing and taking care of scientific research, clearly shows that Science is the most powerful initiator of general social development. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, headed by Minister Mr. Branko Ružić and with the great support of the State Secretary Prof. Dr. Marijana Dukić Mijatovic, through direct material costs and investment in equipment, strongly encourages the development of the Institute. Today, on that occasion, a small ceremony was held at the library of the Institute for Vegetable Crops in Smederevska Palanka to hand over new computer equipment to scientific researchers. In the presence of representative of the Board of Directors of the Institute prof. Dr. Mr. Nikola Ćurčić, the Director Mr. Almir Muhović handed the researchers new laptops and other computer equipment, desktop computers and printers.