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Guideline on Albania’s agricultural and agro-processing sector

TIRANA, Aug 10 /ATA/ – Main national stakeholders and Albania’s agro-processing industry representatives held their first consultation meeting on guidelines on Albania’s agricultural and food processing sector.

The findings of a quality assessment of the enterprises operating in this sector were unveiled during the gathering and participants discussed the principles of the Sustainable Development Goals and the positive practices employed by these companies.

Participants also discussed the draft roadmap on integration of these EU Green Agenda Objectives/principles.

The draft will serve as a guiding document for future interventions and initiatives in this sector, providing a series of objectives, actions and roles for all stakeholders to maximize the integration of the EU’s Sustainable Development Goals/Green Agenda into agro-processing sector in Albania.

The consultations were hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) under the project Collaboration with Entrepreneurship and Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals”, funded by the Swedish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (SIDA) implemented by UNDP.

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