Integrated Cross-Sectorial Plan of Tirana-Durres Area

The primary step to establish the system
of private cooperatives is the integration of
farms with complementary functions and
their organization under a board-led and
regional or local agricultural fund.
The aim is to determine the directions of
development of cooperative farms depending
on local processes and products. The
interaction of stakeholders can be stimulated
by creating fiscal and legal incentives.
Economic benefits from cooperation
- More opportunities for secure markets to
sell products, to ensure inputs, financing, etc.,
for the farm.
- Increasing and concentrating the agricultural
supply to the benefit of agro-industry.
- More opportunities to increase production
for the market.
- More market power.
- More power and control on the value chain. -
Coordination and cooperative behavior among
stakeholders.
- Reduced production costs.
- Better prices for producers and consumers,
etc.
The municipalities and public institutions
should promote the transfer of knowledge
from research institutes to these structures
through the development of agricultural
innovation schemes and platforms. The link
between public and private researchers and
the rural community business will affect the
reduction of product costs.
Local and central governance should
formulate and implement agricultural
development projects and programs focused
on cooperation of new generation farmers.
Political benefits
- Higher lobbying power.
- Less opportunistic behavior among stakeholders.
- More cooperation among stakeholders.
- More convenience for the government.
RP5- Development of the food chain
The food chain consists of a series of
activities that start from the production to the
sale of food products. The food chain includes
all actors from whom it develops, farmers and
companies from production to sale.
The aim is to promote the primary conditions
for the development of this chain, such as:
• providing certified “Bio” raw products and
maintaining the local characteristics for the
development of food products;
• enhancing environmental quality in the
region;
• increasing the quality of agricultural
land, water network, air quality and other
environmental-based factors;
Table 4.19 Cooperation benefits
• using natural fertilizers, and banning the
use of antibiotics in living by-products.
Encouraging public policies with a broad
spectrum of action is a necessity in
facilitating the interconnected activities of the
private sector through:
• The creation of a complete marketing
network of agricultural and livestock
products, based on two typologies:
- the “farm to plate” food system focused on
the development of regional and international
marketing network;
- the “slow-food” network in support of the
regional tourism economy, focused on ‘Bio’
products.
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