TIRANA, April  6 /ATA/ The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development opened the call for the National Agricultural Training Scheme, which will select over 30 farms throughout the country to apply the best agricultural and livestock techniques.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Frida Krifca, said that, “the national agricultural training scheme for 2023 aims to build model farms throughout Albania, through the rollout of the best techniques for agricultural crop cultivation and livestock farming in greenhouses, fields, orchards, stables, and others, engaging the best agricultural specialists and lecturers of the Tirana Agricultural University of Tirana to follow  up the agricultural process on over 30 farms throughout Albania.”

The call is open from April 5 to 15, 2023. Farmers apply by following only three steps: Download the application form at www.ubt.edu.al; fill in the data required in the form; send the completed form to ececa@ubt.edu.al

Krifca called on farmers to apply for this support measure.

The minister said that the selected farmers will implement the most sustainable production techniques on their farms and will serve as demonstration farms for all farmers in the area.

Best practices will be available to all farmers and extensionists in the area through open days and training that will be delivered throughout 2023.

The Agricultural Training Scheme is being implemented for the second year in a row, following the successful piloting last year, delivering free training for 2,000 farmers across the country.

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