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The European Union, through the IPARD 3 program, will finance Albanian agriculture with 112 million euros, together with the Albanian government fund 146 million euros will go to farmers and entrepreneurs who will invest in the agricultural sector.
To be a beneficiary of the IPARD program, you do not necessarily have to be a farmer or a businessman
“Someone who will invest in this sector has a vision, project and meets the criteria of the program as all investments must be in rural areas can apply,” said Eranda Selmanaj, ARDA director.
But in addition to the vision for agriculture, the applicant also needs money.
“The value of co-financing varies from 50% -75%, and the rest must be financed by the applicant with his private contribution”, said Selmanaj.
From this program I can benefit any agricultural project that captures the value from 10 thousand euros to 1 million euros. The main criterion for receiving financial support from the EU is to guarantee food security.
“The budget allocated with 56% we expect to have over 1300 beneficiaries, ie farmers that will be financed or agro businesses or whatever. In the IPARD II Program, the budget was 94 million Euros, while in the IPARD III program there is an increase in the budget “, she said.
The first call of the IPARD III program is expected to open within 2022. 146 million euros will go to local agriculture through 9 different measures. Starting from the processing and marketing of agricultural products as well as fisheries to afforestation.
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