Agriculture in Albania

The Mediterranean Sea, which includes the Adriatic and Ionian, makes up the entire west border of Albania.

[4] As part of the pre-accession process of Albania to the European Union, farmers are being aided through IPA funds to improve the Albanian agriculture standards.

[13] The country's only extensive shrimp cultivation facility is located in Narta Lagoon, whence the Vjosa River drains into the Adriatic Sea.

Within the Karaburun-Sazan Marine Park, there has been 50 species of crustaceans recorded which indicates that the region is a potential location for cultivation.

[19][20][21][22] The most important wine regions of the country are located in the center but also the mountainous areas in the north, east and south.

In that time the nationwide acreage corresponded approximately to that of tobacco, but was significantly lower than that of olive and fruit trees.

The reasons are to be found mainly in outdated production conditions and insufficient technical material that made it difficult to transport and lowered the quality.

[citation needed] Many of the historic forests of Albania were destroyed with inefficient wood industry and expanse of agricultural land in the 1990s.

Today, forests cover about one third of Albania's land area and, due to an agreement with Italy and the World Bank, there is a large amount of reforestation underway.

[27][failed verification] Albania produces a wide variety of fruits, nuts and vegetables, while its production is constantly growing.