TIRANA, February 19/ATA/ Agri-tourism in Albania has attracted a significant number of local and foreign tourists over the last 5 years.
According to the INSTAT, this sector recorded an increase in revenues by 30% only during 2023.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Enio Civici said that the fiscal facilities and support instruments addressed by the government for agri-tourism are intended to further advance this sector.
Speaking to ATA, Civici said that financial support for agri-tourism has been increasing. According to him, in 2021 it was 3.1 billion ALL, in 2022, there were provided 5.1 billion ALL, in 2023 the support was 5.2 billion ALL and in 2024 it will be much higher.
According to him, in order to promote the development of this sector in cooperation with foreign experts, there has been drawn up the strategy for agri-tourism, a document that will help and facilitate all the entrepreneurs of this sector.
“The strategy is based on: all-embracing and diversification approach”, he said.
“All-embracing approach in context of the people who will be self-employed, implying women and young people who are mainly those who suffer more from employment in rural areas, and diversification in context of the services that will be provided”, emphasized Civici./p.s./
