TIRANA, Oct 28 /ATA/ – The 2022 state budget bill projects to allocate a fund of 12.7 billion lek with focus on the development of Albania’s rural sector, the increase of exports and employment.
According to the official data, a total of 5.9 billion lek is earmarked for investments in agriculture under the proposed 2022 draft budget.
The objective of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is to strongly support development of the country’s agricultural and rural sector in 2022, and increase the employment rate in agriculture and agro processing industry to around 533,000 employees.
The next year’s state budget for agriculture will also focus on expansion of cultivated area with fruits and vegetables; promotional activities of Albanian products in agriculture, livestock and agro-processing, as well as boosting the export volume of agricultural and agro-processing products to 44.3 billion lek in 2022.
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