AND FAO PARTNERING TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Over the past 17 years, FAO has played an active role in supporting agricultural and rural development in Albania. The Organization has provided a variety of technical assistance, ranging from policy advice to natural resource management, land administration, forestry and fisheries interventions. The current focus is on transforming the country’s agriculture sector to support the integration process, agricultural value chains and rural entrepreneurship for smallholders, with special emphasis on youth and women.

Strengthened country focus Key elements of the CPF include: balancing territorial Matching FAO’s expertise to development of rural areas; promoting social Albania’s development priorities inclusion, poverty reduction and balanced economic development; and enhancing farm viability as well as FAO assistance in Albania is shaped by the the competitiveness of agriculture and primary food 2019‑2021 FAO Country Programming Framework (CPF), which is centred on two priority processing, while progressively aligning the sector with areas. EU standards and transferring knowledge and innovation. ➨➨Increasing rural income and improving support to smallholders and family farms, Advancing the 2030 Agenda and EU particularly for rural women and youth integration ➨➨Strengthening legal and institutional frameworks for agrifood production and Agriculture has traditionally been the backbone of climate change resilience for increased Albania’s economy. FAO supports the country in aligning competitiveness and sustainability in the its institutional capacities and agricultural development agriculture sector strategies with the 2030 Agenda and EU integration by Jointly formulated with the Government and continuing to provide technical guidance related to policy, other development partners, the CPF reflects agricultural statistics, food quality and safety, and the relevant national development policy priorities, development of a legal and institutional framework for including the policy for rural development, national organic, traditional and geographical-indication products. support schemes and institutional development. An underlying priority is to ensure the country’s In cooperation with the Government, the UN Country gradual alignment with EU requirements and Team and the Institute of Statistics, FAO has contributed standards. The CPF is fully in line with the UN to the preparation of a baseline study on SDG indicators in Development Assistance Framework for Albania. agriculture. This assistance also includes continued support for capacity building at the national level to measure and report on the progress in implementing SDGs.

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