TIRANA, Nov 11 /ATA/ Agency for Agricultural and Rural Development of Albania announced call III for submission of applications under IPARD program, part of Pre-Accession Assistance Instrument (IPA) for Rural Development (IPARD) for the development of the Agri-Food Sector.
ARDA Director, Frida Krifca, announced that call III for applications is launched for all persons (natural and legal persons) that operate in the territory of the Republic of Albania in areas of agricultural production and / or of agro-processing and rural development in measure 1 “investments in physical assets on agricultural farms” in the following sectors milk, meat, fruits-vegetables and vineyards and measure 3 “investments in physical assets for processing and marketing of agricultural products and seafood” only in the fruit and vegetable processing sector.
The objectives of the selected IPARD II measures are in line with the objectives of the national strategic document (DSK) and contribute to supporting investments in the agri-food sector in order to improve competitiveness, compliance with EU standards and conservation of nature and environment, support investments in rural areas in order to diversify the rural economy and create business, leading to improved employment opportunities and social inclusion.
“The total budget available for this call is 29.1 million euros, of which 75% or 21.82 million euros are EU contribution and 25% or 7.28 million euros from state budget,” said Krifca.
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