TIRANA, December 16 – Ermira Gjeçi said Albanian farmers would receive 100 percent reimbursement from national support schemes by the end of 2025.

Gjeçi, Director of the Cabinet at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, spoke during an appearance on the program Mirëmëngjes Shqipëri [Good Morning].

She said institutions reached 93 percent implementation of the 2025 agricultural support scheme. She added that authorities planned to complete payments to all beneficiaries within the year.

Meanwhile, Gjeçi reported that 66,000 farmers applied for financial support under the national scheme. She also said around 800 applications were registered under the investment scheme.

She explained that the investment scheme covered agricultural entrepreneurship, greenhouse investments, and agricultural machinery.

At the same time, Gjeçi said the Agriculture 2030 policy aimed to develop an entrepreneurial and competitive agricultural sector. She noted that institutions worked to improve product competitiveness and market orientation.

In addition, she said Albanian agricultural products reached 83 markets. She reported that exports in 2025 increased by 9.9 percent in quantity compared with 2024.

Gjeçi added that support schemes continued to finance farmers and investments in the sector. She said these measures supported modernization and sustainable development of Albanian agriculture.

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