Ministers Malaj and Salla meet with livestock farmers: Increase funds and strengthen food safety controls
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Andis Salla, together with the Minister of Finance, Petrit Malaj, hosted today at a meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development a representation of 15 farmers, part of the protest organized today, to listen and discuss closely the concerns, concrete challenges on the ground and issues related to the sector.
During the discussions, representatives of the livestock sector raised a number of issues related to subsidization, market functioning, competition, and product standards, while the institutions reaffirmed their commitment to following up and addressing them in a coordinated manner.
Following this, Minister Salla announced that through this year's National Scheme, designed based on the needs of the field, livestock farmers benefit from increased support, including increased direct payments:
From 10,000 to 12,000 lek for cows
From 1,200 to 1,500 lek for small items
From 1,000 to 2,000 lek per beehive.
Support for pigs is included for the first time and the lower benefit thresholds are halved:
5 cows
50 small heads
25 hives.
Regarding financial support, Minister Salla emphasized that in 2025 the total value benefited from direct payments for livestock reached around 2.5 billion lek, while for 2026 it is expected to increase to around 4 billion lek, partly through fund additions from normative acts during the year.
Also, for the first time, dairy farmers will benefit from 10% of the value of sales invoices, a support mechanism outside the National Scheme, which aims to promote formalization and support local production.
For his part, Minister Salla assured that the Ministry of Agriculture, in cooperation with relevant institutions, will continue to support livestock farming, aiming to encourage the unification of livestock farmers and strengthen their interests, for more profit and better quality products.
Along the same lines, Minister Salla said that controls on imported products at border inspection points will be intensified, with a focus on guaranteeing quality standards, correct labeling, and verifying the origin of products.
Also, during July, support will be launched to strengthen laboratory capacities, both at the regional level and at border inspection points, in order to increase food safety standards and consumer protection.
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