Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Frida Krifca, shared the story of one of the fishermen in the port of Shengjin, who have benefited from the agricultural support schemes.

“Erjon is one of the many beneficiaries of the support schemes launched by the Ministry of Agriculture, whose business has grown thanks to the investments that have completely transformed his fishing trawler, enabling him to secure a new crane, which expedites the collection of fishing nets, he has also renovated the trawler, such as replacement of parts and its painting,” Minister Krifca announced.

Krifca assured that the support will continue even further through support schemes, to sustain the development of the sector and the growth of the fishermen’s economy, while informing that work is in progress to align the legislation with the standards of the European Union.

The foreign trade report released by INSTAT shows that agriculture is the sector with the most stable performance of exports this year, pursuing the upward trend even during the month of July, with almost 20% more agricultural exports.
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