This information was prepared with the assistance of Albanian Investment Development Agency (AIDA) and IOM Albania through Connect Albania mechanism.
The Agriculture sector in the Republic of Albania represents one of the most important economic sectors of the country, given that agriculture contributes around 20% of the country’s GDP and it employs nearly half of the country´s workforce.
Pursuant to Law no.55/2015 “On the Strategic Investments in the Republic of Albania”, as amended, agriculture sector is among the sectors that represent a great potential for further development and attracting foreign investments and, therefore, is expressly mentioned as a strategic sector.
The core legislation that regulates the activity in the Agriculture sector is the following:
