TIRANA, July 25 /ATA/ Digital technologies are rapidly transforming agriculture in many countries of the world, a path that rural development in Albania is also aiming for.
Agriculture and Foreign Investment Development Agency experts participated in the workshop on Agricultural Cooperation and Innovative Management for Albania in 2023, organized by the Center for International Cooperation, under the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China.
During the seminar, the participants were introduced to China’s advanced experiences in agricultural development, the importance of policies in agricultural development, as well as the technologies used.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announces that the promotion of innovative development in agriculture amid climate change is a priority in the government’s policies.
“Digital agriculture helps farmers develop a better understanding of factors that have an impact on production such as water, soil, biological factors and better manage them. Many problems related to climate change such as droughts and lack of water in agriculture can be solved through digital agriculture using automatic irrigation methods, reducing water losses,” say the experts.
Also, they emphasize, the problems of plant protection related to development of diseases and new pests amid new climatic conditions can be monitored and controlled through digital devices.
Animal breeding, animal welfare problems and impact of climate change on breeding can be controlled with new digital equipment.
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