IPARD II Program – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Tue, 26 Jan 2021 21:59:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Third call for IPARD II program/ Krifca: 44 million euros in grants for farmers and agribusiness https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/01/26/third-call-for-ipard-ii-program-krifca-44-million-euros-in-grants-for-farmers-and-agribusiness/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/01/26/third-call-for-ipard-ii-program-krifca-44-million-euros-in-grants-for-farmers-and-agribusiness/#respond Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:44:06 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=132057 TIRANA, Jan.26 /ATA/- The head of the Agricultural and Rural Development Agency, Frida Krifca stated on Tuesday that, “since 2018 have been injected over 100 million euros in funding in the agricultural sector, of which 44 million euros provided in grants to farmers and agribusiness.”

“To date, 260 contracts with various entities have been concluded under IPARD II program to make investments ranging from 10 thousand euros to 2 million euros, aimed at completely transforming the entire architecture of agriculture in Albania, while 72 entities have been provided with funding, while other applications are in the process of verification,” ARDA head, Krifca said.

“In order to facilitate farmers’ access to finance, this year we increased advance disbursement of the investment grant from 10% to 50%, assisting them to have sufficient liquidity to finance projects,” Krifca added.

“360 entities have applied for grants worth 60 million euros, while the level of investment financing exceeds another 100 million euros in the third call of the IPARD II Program alone,” Krifca said. //a.i/

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