Denaj presents the 2025 budget: 15 billion lek for agriculture and rural development!
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Anila Denaj, presented the 2025 draft budget for Agriculture and Rural Development to the Committee for Production Activities, Trade and Environment today.
"In the last 10 years, the government's support dedicated to the agricultural sector has made the sustainable development of the sector possible, tangible and real, as well as the preservation of its positive progressive dynamics", said Denaj, emphasizing that the agricultural sector is without question a priority of government, the investment in which has turned it into a priority and opportunity for farmers and agriculturists throughout the country.
During the presentation of the budget, the minister emphasized that this year we have focused and will continue to focus on the union of farmers, aiming to promote investments in economies of scale, reduce costs and increase productivity.
"The need to support the sector during the next year and the following is essential and investments are focused on investment products that help improve food security, as well as on systems and infrastructure that contribute in the longer term to our objectives and vision" Agriculture 2030".
Regarding the proposed budget for 2025, Denaj underlined that the proposed budget amounts to 15 billion ALL, an increase of nearly 4% compared to the 2024 budget. Through this budget, it will be possible to finance policies such as Development of sustainable agriculture, Food Security, Sustainable development of fisheries and blue economy and Development of administrative and institutional capacities, cooperation of actors, innovation and digitalization.
"4.4 billion lek from the budget will go to direct support for farmers" said the minister as she emphasized that the union of operators will again be the focus of the scheme for 2025.
The focus of the budget for 2025 will be food security with 2.6 billion ALL, as well as irrigation-drainage infrastructure and flood protection with a fund of 2.9 billion ALL.
The expected 2024 budget, including the end-of-year Regulatory Act with additions to farmer schemes, is projected to be 12% higher compared to the actual 2023 budget. Domestic investment in facilities in 2024 has increased by over 10%.
"With the Normative Act of the end of the year, the Agriculture budget for support schemes is expected to be 52 million euros, and in 2025 a minimum of 55 million euros is projected," she emphasized.
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