TIRANA, Oct 17 /ATA/ The Agricultural and Rural Development Agency (ARDA) through the IPARD II program with funds from the European Union in co-financing with the Albanian Government has supported the fruit and vegetable growing sector in greenhouses through grants.
According to the ARDA, the IPARD program in the three calls for applications has included entrepreneurs in the fruit and vegetable growing sector in greenhouses.
Currently, through the support of IPARD, 78 contracts have been signed, increasing the greenhouse area by 72 ha.
ARDA informs that, through these projects, it has invested in new cultivation technologies, in hydroponic greenhouses, Israeli greenhouse structures, modern heated greenhouses, as well as solar greenhouses.
The purpose of the investments is to ensure, through innovations and applied technologies, an increase in production yield, and to achieve quality standards to have competitive products in the country and abroad, throughout the year.
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