VLORA REGION 2020:”ZERO EMISSIONS TERRITORY-ZET”
1.9. Value Chains
Potentialities of Vlora Region Significant potentialities have been identified in t h e f r a m e w o r k o f U N D P A RT G O L D 2 Programme by ILS LEDA specialist (“Survey of the resources of Vlora” updated to November 2010) such as: ‣ Natural areas with high biodiversity, belonging to various ecosystems, that represent a resource for sustainable tourism and rural development. ‣ Several agricultural and agro-food value chains that represent “resources of excellence” (according to ILS LEDA methodology: endogenous competitive resources that can be considered rare, unique or owning primary qualities, and, therefore, are comparable or even preferable to similar resources expressed by other territories), such as: • products of the bee value chain, such as mono-flowers honeys, royal jelly, propolis
• many species of fish • all kind of herbs • kalinjot olive variety and extra virgin oil. ‣ Basic resources (endogenous resources of “ordinary” nature that can used in order to reduce primary needs of the territory: these resources must be considered competitive because they are necessary for the economic steadiness of the territory) such as: • feta cheese or “hard white cheese”, kackavall cheese, yogurt • Kallmet, Shesh and Vlosh wines • meat • alcoholic liquors (rakì of grape and cornel). ‣ Other types of resources of excellence such as: • cultural resources, for instance, the musical heritage based on traditional iso-polyphonic music and new tendencies, or the artistic vitality that can be nowadays identified • products of the handicraft activities such as silver filigree, wooden and wicker furniture, decors and trinkets, and wool carpets.
STRATEGIC PLANNING IN VLORA REGION “TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”
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