With more than 40 percent of the workforce working in agriculture and almost half of the population living in rural areas, Albania’s agriculture is the backbone of the country’s economic development. The sector will play a key role in the integration of Albania into the European Union and in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the country.

The new Country Programming Framework of FAO and Albania, signed today by Bledi Çuçi, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Raimund Jehle, FAO Representative in Albania, will be a key contribution to the development efforts of Albania, covering the period through 2021.