TIRANA, April 15 /ATA/ Over 900 farmers more than in 2022 applied this year for direct subsidies in beekeeping, through the National Agricultural Support Scheme.
The Rural and Agricultural Development Agency (ARDA) announces that 3,899 farmers across the country have applied “for beekeeping.” Compared to last year, applications for beekeeping have increased by 33%.
For beekeeping, farmers will be subsidized in the amount of up to 1,000 ALL per hive, for farms with no less than 50 hives.
According to ARDA, beekeeping ranks third, after tax-free diesel fuel support and livestock, in terms of the largest number of applications, but also the number of beneficiary farmers.
The National Scheme is one of the financial support policies that the government has been implementing for several years to support agriculture and livestock in our country.
Applications for subsidies this year closed on April 11. According to the data of the Ministry of Agriculture, the total number of applications reached 68,647 applications from 58,039 in 2022.
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