Agriculture in Albania

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Agriculture in Albania employs 47.8% of the population and about 24.31% of the land is used
for agricultural purposes. Agriculture contributes to 18.9% of the country's GDP. Domestic farm
products accounted for 63% of household expenditures and 25% of exports in 1990. As part of
the pre-accession process of Albania to the EU, farmers are being aided through IPA 2011 funds
to improve Albanian agriculture standards.
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One of the earliest farming sites in Europe has been
found in Southeastern Albania.
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Contents
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1 Production and exports
2 Forestry
3 Fishing
4 See also
5 References
6 Further reading
7 External links
Production and exports[edit]
Main article: Economy of Albania
The main agricultural products in Albania are tobacco, figs, olives, wheat, maize, potatoes,
vegetables, fruits, sugar beets, grapes; meat, honey, dairy products, and traditional medicine
plants. Agriculture accounts for 18.9% of the GDP and a large portion of the exports.
Forestry[edit]
Albania has soils and a climate favorable to an extensive lumber industry. Many of the historic
forests of Albania were destroyed with inefficient wood industry and expanse of agricultural land
in the 1990s. Today, forests cover about one third of Albanias land area and, due to an
agreement with Italy and the World Bank, there is a large amount of reforestation underway.
Fishing[edit]
Albanias proximity to the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic Sea give the underdeveloped fishing
industry great potential. World Bank and European Community economists report that Albania's
fishing industry has good potential to generate export earnings because prices in the nearby
Greek and Italian markets are many times higher than those in the Albanian market. The fish
available off the coasts of Albania are carp, trout, sea bream, mussels, and crustaceans.
See also[edit]
Geography of Albania
References[edit]
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http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/albania/ipa/2011/pf_7_agriculture_ipard_like_measures.
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2. Jump up ^ http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=15552
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Congress Country Studies.
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Encyclopdia Britannica
Further reading[edit]
Dashi E., Guri F. "Food, Rural, Agricultural and Fisheries Policies in Albania". In : Allaya M. (ed.)
Les agricultures mditerranennes : analyses par pays. Montpellier : CIHEAM, 2008. p. 241-264
(Options Mditerranennes : Srie B. Etudes et Recherches; n. 61)
Jojic Etleva; Bujar Huqi, Fatbardh Sallaku, Odeta Tota, and Shkelqim Fortuzi. "Land
Fragmentation and Utilization of Agricultural Machinery in Albanian Conditions", Research
Journal of Agricultural Science, 41 (2), 2009
Ana Mane Kapaj and Ilir Kapaj (2012). Olive Oil Sector in Albania and Its Perspective, Olive Oil -
Constituents, Quality, Health Properties and Bioconversions, Boskou Dimitrios (Ed.), ISBN 978-
953-307-921-9, InTech
Miluka, Juna; Gero Carletto, Benjamin Davis, and Alberto Zezza. The Vanishing Farms? The
Impact of International Migration on Albanian Family Farming, Journal of Development Studies
46, no.1 (2010): 1140 - 1161
Muller, Daniel and Thomas Sikor. "Effects of Post-Socialist Reforms on Land Cover and Land Use
in South-Eastern Albania." Applied Geography 26, no. 3-4 (2006):175-191.