Strategic Objectives
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Promote sustainable food production and quality by developing a competitive and innovative agro-food sector that is able to cope with competitive pressures.
3. Ensure the sustainable management of natural resources and undertake climate action through: 1.
Better management of forests and water, and the application of agricultural production methods in environmental protection and mitigation of climate changes; 2. A targeted 1,000 increase in the number of certified organic farms by 2020; and 3. An increase in the number of farmers benefitting from irrigation infrastructure to 300,000 by 2020.
2. Meet the standards and requirements of the EU market by 2020 through:
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Targeting at least an 8% annual increase in agriculture labour productivity, for the annual work unit (AWU) / full time employees; 2.2 Ensuring that all farms and registered agroprocessing operators are in full compliance with EU standards (application of standards for 80% of all farms and registered agro-processing operators as per EU norms); The increase in average farm size to at least 2.5 hectares and increased average size of commercial farms to 3.5 hectares; Improved organization of the value chain through the creation of 100 associations and groups of producers and similar types of cooperation among farmers; Improve the export-import ratio to 1:3; and Ensuring the overall sustainable management of natural and agricultural resources through the development of applicable national GAPs that take into account specifics of landscape, soils and climate in Albania.
4. Balance territorial development in rural areas by promoting diversification of economic activities, creation of employment, social inclusion and improvement of living conditions by 2020 through:
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The creation of 9,000 new jobs in agro-processing activities; 2. The creation of 50-100 new micro-enterprises with an associated addition of 500-1,000 new jobs in rural areas through diversification of income-generating activities; 3. The creation of 5,000 new jobs in non-agricultural activities and other services; and 4. An increase in the number of farmers with off-farm income to 210,000.