The Agriculture and Rural Development sector is one of the AICS Tirana’s main areas of intervention, with 20 ongoing initiatives worth approximately €72 million, specifically:
- 12 grant projects for a total amount of €24.1 million in Albania;
- 3 grant projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a total amount of €7.9 million;
- 5 soft loan projects for a total amount of €40 million in Albania.
The sector supports the implementation of the followin activities:
- Institutional technical assistance for compliance with the European acquis communautaire regarding the Chapters 11, 12, and 13 of Cluster 5 “Resources, Agriculture and Cohesion“;
- Economic empowerment of women involved in agriculture in Northern Albania;
- Enhancement of typical local products, supporting small-scale producers in improving yields, sustainability, and quality;
- Promoting vocational training in agriculture through infrastructural projects and updating educational curricula;
- Strengthening fishermen’s associations and the fisheries sector organization in Albania;
- Conserving plant biodiversity and protecting native livestock breeds in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
- Developing organic farming through monitoring and marketing support.