After 15 years in industry and suffering a heart attack at 39, Elvir Čutura from Ilijaš left…

After 15 years in industry and suffering a heart attack at 39, Elvir Čutura from Ilijaš left his factory job to fully dedicate himself to beekeeping, a family tradition since childhood. He is now a professional beekeeper and researcher who developed a multi-queen beekeeping system (VMP) using several functional queens in one hive. He has also authored scientific papers and books on beekeeping.

Čutura explains that his decision to leave industry followed a serious health crisis, which he attributes to the harsh working conditions under rigid capitalism that disregards employee well-being. He experienced a myocardial infarction at 39 and then quit his job to pursue beekeeping, a craft he learned from his father since childhood.