The Agency for Agricultural and Rural Development (ARDA) announced on Tuesday that the payment of subsidies to farmers benefiting from the 9 measures of the National Agriculture Support Scheme 2023 is in full swing.

Referring to statistics recently published by ARDA, until October 8, 2023, 3,578 beekeepers with a number of 364,793 beehives, who have applied for subsidies in the National Agriculture Support Scheme 2023 have been disbursed.

ARDA has published the updated list of beneficiaries which is published on the official website, www.azhbr.gov.al, by clicking on the link: https://azhbr.gov.al/skema-kombetare-2023/.

Beekeeping is one of the important sectors of the economy, which has seen a significant development in recent years. The Agency for Agricultural and Rural Development (ARDA) since 2009 has supported this sector through the National Support Scheme, but also the IPARD program.

Over 900 farmers more than in 2022 applied this year for direct subsidies in beekeeping, through the National Agricultural Support Scheme. The Rural Agricultural Development Agency announces that 3,899 farmers across the country have applied and are expected to be beneficiaries of the “Beekeeping Breeding” support scheme. Compared to last year, applications for beekeeping have increased by 33%. For beekeeping, farmers will be subsidized in the amount of up to 1000 lek per beehive, for farms with no less than 50 beehives.

Applications for subsidies this year closed on April 11. According to the data of the Ministry of Agriculture, the total number of applications reached 68,647 applications from 58,039 which was their number in 2022.
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