Sustainable Rural Development in Albania Through Agriculture and Livestock: Challenges in the European Union Perspective
2021
Lika, Erinda
Albania's agricultural and food sector has shown remarkable resilience and adaptability over the last decades to a changing technological, economic, and social environment. This adjustment took place within a supportive policy setting that contributed to altering this long-term process. Whereas the agri-food sector still represents today an essential component of the Albanian economy, it has also shown critical importance for the environment and landscape in contributing over the centuries to creating and maintaining a variety of valuable semi-natural habitats to shape the majority of Albanian's landscapes. During the last two decades, Albania's agriculture sector passes through changes manifested through its modernization and a gradual increase in productivity. From 1995 productivity doubled and now amounts to around 3.500 USD per worker in the industry. Although it is a positive tendency, agriculture productivity is still five times less than in Greece, 15 times less than in Austria – two countries with several smaller farmers and share of extensive agriculture. These clearly show the development potential of the agriculture sector.
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