“Besa Agro Invest” shpk – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Tue, 22 Jun 2021 21:17:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Ekonomi: “Made in Albania” products increased, farmers to consider setting up of fruit and vegetable processing plants https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/06/22/ekonomi-made-in-albania-products-increased-farmers-to-consider-setting-up-of-fruit-and-vegetable-processing-plants/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/06/22/ekonomi-made-in-albania-products-increased-farmers-to-consider-setting-up-of-fruit-and-vegetable-processing-plants/#respond Tue, 22 Jun 2021 21:00:50 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=152948 TIRANA, June 22/ATA/”Made in Albania” products have increased, while farmers are considering the setting up of fruit and vegetable processing plants, to improve their products quality.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Milva Ekonomi visited today “Besa Agro Invest” shpk in Fushë-Krujë, a beneficiary of the Agricultural and Rural Development Agency-ARDA fund under the IPARD program.

“I closely inspected the “Besa Agro Invest” shpk in Fushë-Krujë set up since 2014. The farm has a surface area of 80 ha growing vegetables and fruit trees, while the aim is to further increase the export of agricultural products and their processing,” Minister Ekonomi said.

There are currently 50 employees and that at the peak of the season the number of workers reaches 70.

The contribution of agriculture and fisheries to the Gross Domestic Product is estimated at about 20%. However, agriculture contributes about 36% of employment.//a.i/

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