TIRANA, June 8/ATA/ The Agricultural and Rural Development Agency (ARDA) has funded 42 projects worth 1.14 million euros, in the second call of the project for “Competitive Forestry Grants”.
ARDA stated that the main objective of this project is the restoration, preservation and improvement of mountain ecosystems, in addition to improving agriculture and forestry, as well as supporting the expansion and improvement of forest resources, prevention of forest fires.
The support measure “Afforestation, protection of forests, pastures and ecosystems in rural areas” with a budget of 4 million euros is a donation from the World Bank and the Swedish government.
Through the first call, ARDA has disbursed to 62 beneficiaries an estimated fund of about 1.89 million euros, while in the second call 67 applications have been contracted, of which 42 projects worth 1.14 million euros have been paid, so far.
“The afforestation project involves an area of 32.9 ha,” ARDA reported. //a.i/
