TIRANA, May 28 /ATA/ Seedling greenhouses up to the standards are increasing at high rates also due to the growing market demand.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Milva Ekonomi, and the Mayor of Divjaka, Fredi Kokoneshi, visited on Friday a greenhouse run by one of the farmers in this area.
“Together with the Mayor of Divjaka, Fredi Kokoneshi, we visited Josif Gorena, who has already become a focal point for the local market and beyond. Seedling greenhouses up to the standards are expanding in parallel with the growing demand of the market,” said the minister.
The representative of the company, Gorea, said that the seedlings are not only traded in the country, but also exported mainly to Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro.
Also, he said, over 50% of the lettuce sold in domestic market comes from his greenhouse seedlings.
The company employs up to 70 people during summer. The greenhouse surface area is 3.4 hectares and ,according to him, at the moment it meets the needs of the market.
The agricultural sector is among the sectors with the largest contribution to Gross Domestic Product, about 20%. In Albania in 2013 about 125 thousand ha of land were cultivated, while today the surface of cultivated land has grown to 250 thousand ha.
Agricultural exports, in total, have increased from about $ 100 million to $ 400 million, and are projected to reach over $ 1 billion in the next four years. /j.p/r.e/sm/
