TIRANA, Aug 22 /ATA/ – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is working on developing a completely web-based application system for support for agriculture and agribusiness investment projects under the EU-funded IPARD Programme.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Frida Krifca said in her remarks at a meeting event with the IPARD Programme beneficiaries that all the applicants will obtain the required documents via the online platform.
“Relevant institutions will interact with one another and the Agricultural and Rural Development Agency to provide all these documents online,” Krifca explained.
Agriculture Minister noted that the procedure will help farmers save time and costs to obtain and provide the required documents for funding support under IPARD Programme.
Albania is preparing for the IPARD III Programme, focusing on new funding measures for agriculture and agritourism.
More than 437 new investment projects in agriculture and agro processing sector, worth over 80 million euros, have benefited support under IPARD Programme.
An amount of 170 million euros has been injected under the IPARD II to support investment in economy.
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