TIRANA, August 16 Boboshtica, the village that promoted tourism in Korca, through the traditional recipes, is known also for the production of the alcoholic drink, mulberry raki. Now, that the fruit of mulberry is ripe, the local inhabitants have started to collect it, to then produce the famous raki, known for its quality and curative...
TIRANA, August 13 Bioenergy can be a determinant of the competitiveness of Albanian indoor farmers, and some are already expecting to reap the benefits of alternative sources of energy. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) recently wrote about a pilot project with Albanian farmers in Lushnja, who are including bioenergy technologies on greenhouse farming....
TIRANA, August 8 The agricultural imports have reached the value of Lek56.5 billion, during the first months of 2019 or Lek1.7 billion more than the same period of last year. Official data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development show that the agriculture sector is the more affected one, because not only the exports...
TIRANA, August 6 Albanian Development Investment Agency (AIDA) has invited all of the Albanian companies from the food sector to become part of the fair taking place in Poland, called Warsaw Food Expo 2019, to grow the possibility of the expansion in the European market. The international fair of food, this year it is on...
TIRANA, August 1 The EU accession process demands Albania to harmonize the national legal framework with the Acquis, where a particular law that regulates industrial hemp, could result in considerable benefits for the Albanian farmers Recently, an interesting campaign came to our attention, find out more! You know, there is this plant that could save...
TIRANA, August 2 A few changes to the decision on Agrotourism activity, which came into effect over a year ago, were adopted during the latest meeting of the Council of Ministers. The reviewed decision includes three new points on what is considered Agrotourism activity. According to the decision, agrotourism is defined as a specific form...
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 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, 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...
