Integrated Cross-Sectorial Plan of Tirana-Durres Area

RP1.1- Consolidation and use of
agricultural land
The agricultural system is formed by the
entirety of lands and territories with similar
categories of use in agriculture (B). The
result of the interaction between the use of
territorial values and human activities for
cultivation and construction of an agricultural
character forms the agricultural system and
the chain of food industry.
The agricultural system has been used
as a basic element to develop territorial
development scenarios in rural areas,
focusing on:
• Reducing the fragmentation of agricultural
land, to ensure increased efficiency in
farmers’ productivity.
• Densification, concentration and access to
services in function of agriculture, to increase
the use of agricultural network by farmers’
groups, and to increase farm size and
seasonal / annual product;
• Creating a climate for the development of
supportive policies to plant land with suitable
autochthonous plants for high-yielding areas
that are related or contribute to other areas
of agriculture such as livestock, poultry,
apiculture etc.
The instruments that will mostly affect the
return or use of land as agricultural land are:
support and promotion based on the product
yeild quantity, financial and legal incentives
to use local inputs, incentives based on some
selective criteria (surface area, number of
cattle, income etc).
These factors will enable to increase welfare
in rural areas and to develop productivity on
agricultural land. Meanwhile, incentives and
development instruments that are not based
on type or the amount of product produced
have a wider impact on peri-urban areas
where the territory and services are linked to
auxiliary urban functions.
Land consolidation and enlargement of
farms could mark the turning point of
the development of agriculture and rural
economy, as well as the limitation of
agricultural land degradation.
The consolidation of agricultural land is an
effective instrument for a more competitive
agrarian sector, focused on the development
and growth of areas of fragmented land plots
for agricultural use in rural areas.
The line ministry and the municipalities of the
region should develop policies based on this
instrument, in order to create opportunities
for a unification of agricultural farms,
promoting agglomerations with similar
services, aiming to create 5 to 7 hectares of
plots with the same product.
Initially, it is recommended to carry out
pilot projects in order to further develop the
regional strategy on land consolidation and
management.
It is recommended to build and develop
offices in each municipality for the
management of agricultural land,
establishment of the digital cadastre,
contracting of companies for the
implementation of the consolidation strategy,
and companies to supervise its process.
This proccess should be based on:
• Clarifying the ownership status in the digital
cadastre;
• Classifying the price of agricultural land for
purchase, sale or rent;
• Classifying the crediting categories for
purchasing or renting agricultural land.
The approach for consolidation and
management of agricultural land:
The most effective way of building this rural
development instrument is the full and
comprehensive consolidation, but there are
other opportunities as well, such as simplified
consolidation or consolidation of voluntary
groups. The municipalities are encouraged
to develop pilot projects in advance, and then
apply large-scale consolidation.
The objectives of the consolidation of
agricultural land are:
• grouping dispersed agricultural plots
to minimize the negative effects of the
fragmentation of agricultural land;
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