TIRANA, Nov 12 /ATA/ The 2022 budget has earmarked ALL 7.1 billion for farmers and investments in rural development.
For 2022 the budget in support of farmers has increased by 42% compared to 2021.
All 7.1 billion will be addressed to farmers through support schemes, oil refunding, the Credit Guarantee project for rural areas and the Sovereign Guarantee.
ALL 3.2 billion from this budget will support about 50 thousand farmers and ALL 400 million the start-ups in agriculture.
Food safety will have the highest budget ever with 2.3 billion ALL, which includes the increase of modern control laboratories, while 120 NFA groups will be equipped with modern control infrastructure.
The 2022 budget will also provide for the establishment of the farmer’s book, while ALL 1.7 billion have been earmarked for drainage, irrigation and flood prevention.
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