TIRANA, May 4/ATA/ With the support of the IPARDII program, the enterprises are oriented to invest in the creation of agricultural and livestock farms according to the best competitive models of the closed-cycle market, providing standards and added value.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Frida Krifca visited the “Fshatçe” farm, in Libofsha of Fier, a model investment towards which the livestock is being oriented.
“With Gentian on the “Fshatçe” farm, with over 900 heads, a successful model of closed-cycle farms”, said Krifca.
The minister praised the investment in processing technology similar to the most modern farms in the world. Here, she said, high-tech standards are applied from animal welfare, providing the food base for them, production up to the final product.
Minister Krifca, accompanied by Albanian Food Authority (AKU) Director Jeta Deda, closely inspected this venture that has given another example of development to the livestock sector.
Gentian said that he has turned the rented land into fertile land where he cultivates fodder plants that are the food base for the livestock he breeds on his farm.
In addition, he has set up facilities for grinding concentrates. “The mill and the mixer are high-tech equipment that I got with the support of the IPARD program,” he said.
“We are making a plan to apply to the next IPARD call for a silo combine that greatly facilitates the process of storing food for livestock in silos that feed cows in rations as needed. So, the investment in silos automatically feeds the livestock and the space created for us in this center serves us to fill it with alfalfa and dry grass”, he said.
This venture is focused on the production and packaging of milk. Pasteurized milk and all the main by-products from cheese, yogurt, butter, etc. are produced here, according to the best standards.
AKU director Deda said that all products from this factory are marketed with a unified label, certified by AKU, while all analyzes are carried out regularly.
Minister Krifca evaluated this investment as the best model, an example for livestock farms where this sector aims to reach./p.s./
