TIRANA, Oct.25/ATA/ Digitalization of agriculture is one of the most important factors for further development and innovation in this sector.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development-MARD in cooperation with the German Government, launched a new program, “AgriChallenge” that will bring together 100 agricultural students, young farmers from the Korça region, to generate and implement new ideas in the field of Start-ups.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Enio Civici attended the activity on the promotion of the “AgriChallenge” program, taking place in Korça.
In his remarks Civici said that, “this is an innovative competition that brings together 100 young people passionate about technology and agriculture, with a passion for implementation of their ideas in Start-ups.”
According to Civici, digitalization of agriculture aims to provide access to every source of information about agriculture, addressing the basic needs that serve the whole community, competitiveness and promotion of exports.
In recent years, farmers have increased requests for information in the field of innovation and start-ups at the Agricultural Technology Transfer Centers, due to growing interest to orient domestic agricultural products towards exports.
“Thus, the new program aims to promote start-ups in the agricultural sector in Korca, as the region with high agricultural production and exports potential,” Civici said. //a.i/
