The Agency highlighted Forest Lake, a company in Konispol in southern Albania specialising in pomegranate and citrus production.

The company cultivates more than 70 hectares of pomegranates and 12 hectares of citrus. Its produce supplies the domestic market, while most is destined for export.

Forest Lake representative Shpëtim Shehu said the company began growing pomegranates in 2016 on 10 hectares and now plans to further expand production through new investment.

“We started planting pomegranates in 2016, with 10 hectares. We applied to AZHBR for new planting and agricultural machinery and signed the contract,” Shehu said.

Under the 2025 National Investment Scheme, Forest Lake has signed an agreement covering new planting and the mechanisation of its agricultural operations.

The investments are aimed at expanding cultivated areas, increasing output and improving yields, helping boost agribusiness in the Konispol area, AZHBR said.

The national support schemes are designed to encourage investment in agriculture, modernise farms and increase production capacity, with the aim of strengthening the competitiveness of Albanian products and expanding their presence in foreign markets.

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According to the data in the draft budget of 2022, a fund of 7 billion ALL has been allocated to support these sectors.

While compared to this year’s budget, it has increased by ALL 2 billion, providing direct support for farmers, known as subsidies.

Over the next year, 4,800 farmers are expected to benefit from national agricultural schemes and 17,500 farmers from tax-free oil schemes. //a.i/

The Albania’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Milva Ekonomi, said today that,  “as of January next year, the government will address the National Support Scheme to help fisheries sector.”

“The application form of the Support Scheme will be provided online, Minister Ekonomi said during the signing of the first contracts with the owners of fishing vessels, which were announced winners of the Second Call of the grants to implement the “Fishing Blue”project supported by EU, in Lezha.

Today the export of fish has marked a multiple increase. Compared to 2013, exports have increased 4 times more. In 2013, were imported 1705 tons of fish, while in 2020, some 8219 tons. There are 745 fishing boats in our country. //a.i/

According to Klosi, farmers who own over 50 hives will be able to benefit 1000 lek per hive, the farmers who will replace the greenhouse plastic sheeting will benefit 300,000 lek per hectare for vegetables, 100,000 lek per hectare for table grapes, 500,000 leë per hectare for strawberry tunnels .

Also, farmers who sows and cultivates medicinal plants individually on over 2000m 2 of land will benefit 200,000 to 100000 lek per hectare. //a.i/