TIRANA, April 28 /ATA/- The Ministry of Agriculture has conducted an in-depth analysis of the market for potential agricultural products” Made in Albania, which are much in demand in foreign markets in a bid to subsidize their production in our country.
Vice Minister of Agriculture, Ilirian Halilaj, told ATA that there are 15 Made in Albania products, mainly fruits, nuts, vegetables, greenhouse vegetables, medicinal herbs etc., which have higher comparative advantages in foreign markets compared to other products.
In this context, he said, we have included these products in the national subsidy schemes, and have encouraged farmers to apply for expansion of areas planted with these crops.
Halilaj explains that application deadline for subsidies for the sowing season in agriculture has run out, while applications for investments in rural sector are underway. According to him, numerous application forms have been filled out for the range of 15 selected products included in the subsidy scheme, however the farmers have taken great in cultivation of apples, nuts, hazelnuts, chestnuts, olives, medicinal plants, which are also much in demand by exports.
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