OIV – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:37:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Albania becomes member of International Organisation of Vine and Wine https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/08/16/albania-becomes-member-of-international-organisation-of-vine-and-wine/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/08/16/albania-becomes-member-of-international-organisation-of-vine-and-wine/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:37:12 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=212599 TIRANA, Aug 16 /ATA/ – Albania has become the 50th member state of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), an intergovernmental body which dealing with technical and scientific aspects of viticulture and winemaking, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Frida Krifca said on Wednesday.

Haling the news as an outstanding development for the Albanian grape growers and winemakers, the Agriculture Minister noted that the country’s vine and wine sector is provided with fresh impetus with the adoption of the new law on winemaking and viticulture.

According to Krifca, Albania’s membership in this international organization is an outcome of the hard work done by the Ministry of Agriculture and experts to meet and deliver on any chain of the long process of internationalization of the Made in Albania winemaking industry.

According to the official data, Albania has a vineyard area of around 11,000 hectares and wine production has increased by around 11.2 percent in the recent years. The final product is sold both in the domestic and international markets. The annual trade volume in the winemaking industry is estimated at Euro 15 million. Some 100 vineries across Albania produce over 195 metric tons of wine annually.

Albania exports top quality grape to Kosovo, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro.

/u.sh/

]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/08/16/albania-becomes-member-of-international-organisation-of-vine-and-wine/feed/ 0