TIRANA, November 30 /ATA/ The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported that the tangerine plantations in Konispoli, Saranda are being increased more and more given that they are preferred in foreign markets, mainly in Kosovo, North Macedonia, Poland and the Czech Republic, but also in other Eastern European countries and the Balkans.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the tangerine production is plentiful, high quality and sold at an affordable price.
The production of tangerines this year in the Konispol area is expected to reach more than 50 thousand tons. Plantations with tangerines and other citrus fruits in Konispol have become a model of investment in Albanian agriculture, where almost all residents of Konispol municipality work, while generating employment for other residents from the area of Ksamil, Delvina, directly influencing in increasing income for the farming economy.
Agricultural experts indicate that the growing production of tangerines is due to expansion with new tree plantings that have been done as well as continuous care to maintain quality standards in production.
Tangerines from the Konispoli area are valued for their high quality and production without harmful pesticides and this makes the product on demand by markets in other countries of the Balkans and Eastern Europe.
In addition to tangerines, the farms of Konispol also grow kiwi fruit, which is sold mostly in the local market.
Most of the local residents of Konispol have cultivated citrus fruits on their farms and year after year the production increases, turning it into the basic sector of the area’s economy./p.s./
