TIRANA, August 20/ATA/ Albanian agricultural businesses are expanding their strong presence in international markets.
Deputy Prime Minister Albana Koçiu stated in the social media today that for over 20 years, Zdrava limited liability company (LLC) has grown alongside local farmers by investing in advanced technology and transforming domestic agriculture into a competitive force in international markets. Highlighting this success, Koçiu praised the company and farmer Xhuljan Doda for expanding processing capacities through strong collaboration and government support.
“We support any investment that adds value to Albanian products and drives economic growth,” Koçiu stated.
Farmer Xhuljano Doda, from the village of Lekaj in the Rrogozhina municipality, is marking his sixth year of cooperation with Zdrava LLC.
“We are harvesting tomatoes on 20 hectares this year with Zdrava and we expect to yield 800 to 900 tons for industrial use,” Doda said.
On his part, Saimir Zdrava, manager of the Zdrava Group, noted that the company now exports items like pickles, sauces and jams to 37 countries.
“We have worked with Xhuljano in Lekaj for six years, harvesting 600 to 700 tons of tomatoes annually to process into tomato concentrate, cooking sauce and juice,” he added.
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