TIRANA, July 10 The Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) has published a report about the production of honey, vegetables, and grains in Albania between 2014-2018. According to the data provided by INSTAT, in 2014 and 2015 Albania produced 3.000 tons of honey. In 2016, though the production of honey was increased by 1.000 tons, remaining the...
TIRANA, July 9 Tourism is one of the sectors of the economy that is generating more income each year, with all its services (hotels, restaurants, resorts, etc.), thus increasing the trust of businesses and consumers. Bank of Albania has published yesterday, June 8 the indicators of trust in the economy, where it shows that the...
TIRANA, July 8 Albania produces approximately 1.1 million tons of milk annually. Referred to the data provided by the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) on its report, published on Thursday, June 13 in the last 5 years, the production of milk reached a peak in 2017, with a total production of 1.156.000 tons milk. Whereas, in...
TIRANA, July 3 Property taxes are a considerable source of revenue for local power, but the latter confirm that expectations for January – March 2019 were not met. According to the report on local finances Jan-March, all the 61 municipalities across the country collected a total of Lek 784.3 million from property taxes for the...
TIRANA, July 2 The credit for the economy was increased with a value of €80 million, in annual terms, registering after many years positive figures. The official data from the Bank of Albania, show that in May 2019, the stock of credit that the banks gave for the businesses and individuals, reached a value of...
TIRANA, June 27 Albania joined the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement following the deposit of its instrument of accession with the World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO’s Director General on Wednesday, 26 June. The Instrument was by Ambassador Ravesa Lleshi, Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations in Geneva. What does this mean? WIPO...
TIRANA, June 24 Climate change is considered to be one of the main factors impacting olive production in the Mediterranean region. Other issues faced by olive growers in the region are related to phytosanitary problems. While olive oil production in Italy and Greece fell to record-low in 2018, Albanian olive farmers saw higher yields during...
TIRANA, June 17 The debate for the domestic products, a good part of which are not bio, on the contrary, pesticides are being used, has obliged the Agricultural Technology Transfer Center in Lushnje, to start a test. Hundreds of seeds which are sown in fields as well as in greenhouses are being tested as hybrid...
TIRANA, June 14 Fier, Tirana, and Berat were the top vegetables producing regions in 2018. The annual report on agriculture trends for 2018 published by INSTAT on Thursday shows growth on the main agricultural food classes. List of the top crops in 2018 Vegetables: 1,166,283 tons Cereals: 678,196 tons Potatoes: 254,500 tons Legumes: 24,500 tons...
TIRANA, June 10 Soon China will be a new market for Albanian animal products. Albania and China have signed a memorandum regarding their collaboration about the import and export of food products and their safety. The deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ermira Gjeci signed the memo. This memorandum paves the way to the...
