subsidy scheme – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:21:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Over 1,400 farmers across Albania to receive subsidies for medicinal plant cultivation https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/07/29/over-1400-farmers-across-albania-to-receive-subsidies-for-medicinal-plant-cultivation/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/07/29/over-1400-farmers-across-albania-to-receive-subsidies-for-medicinal-plant-cultivation/#respond Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:19:11 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=270365 TIRANA, July 29 /ATA/ – More than 1,400 applicants have become eligible to subsidies under Measure 5 of Albania’s 2025 National Support Scheme for Agriculture, targeting the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs), the Agricultural and Rural Development Agency (AZHBR) announced Tuesday.

The Agency published on its official website the names of farmers nationwide who qualified for financial support aimed at boosting the MAP sector, a traditionally export-oriented industry with strong market potential and increasing labor demand.

This year, the scheme offers farmers 30,000 lek per hectare for areas ranging from 1 to 10 hectares. For areas exceeding 10 hectares, farmers will receive 50% of the standard subsidy rate per additional hectare.

Farmer groups – minimum seven members – qualify for full subsidies with no financial ceiling.

Albania ranks among the world’s top 25 exporters of medicinal and aromatic plants, which account for nearly 20% of the country’s total agricultural exports. Key export products include sage, oregano, thyme, and lavender.

The country has also seen a modest but growing increase in essential oil exports and domestic processing capacity.

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