1. (Financed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Law 84)
IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMING THROUGH THE DIFFUSION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
(Financed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Law 84)
Albania
Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republic of Macedonia Serbia and Montenegro
CIHEAM
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari

2. Expected length: 2 years Requested fund: € 2.051.500.00
IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMING THROUGH THE DIFFUSION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Data synthesis
Expected length: 2 years
Requested fund: €
Funding source: ITALY – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Implementing Agency: CIHEAM – IAMB
Local counterparts: Ministries of Agriculture
Beneficiaries: Agricultural extension services and single and/or associated private operators.

3. development of the fruit and vegetable sector in 5 project countries
IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMING THROUGH THE DIFFUSION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Overall objective
development of the fruit and vegetable sector in 5 project countries
Purpose
Training and strengthening of agricultural extension services for fruit and vegetable sector

4. OUTPUTS – ALBANIA (1) At IAMBari
IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMING THROUGH THE DIFFUSION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
OUTPUTS – ALBANIA (1)
At IAMBari
50 extension officers and technicians trained on updated horticulture technology and farm management items at IAM-Bari;
1 person participated in a special course on ICT;
Cooperation for the elaboration of Guidelines for protocols for integrated production of 6 fruit and 5 vegetable crops

5. N
Course item
May
June
July
Sept.
Oct. 1
Organisation and management of the extension centres in horticulture 2
Extension officer activity with farmers producing vegetables & fruits 3
Integrated/organic production of vegetables in greenhouses 4
Nursery set-up in integrated/ organic production in horticulture 5
Integrated/organic production of fruits, olives and citrus crops 6
Integrated/organic production in viticulture 7
Irrigation techniques, soil problems, fertilizer use in integrated/organic horticulture 8
Integrated/organic production of vegetables in open field 9
Integrated/biological control of pests and diseases in horticulture 10
Post harvest techniques and processing of integrated/organic horticulture products

6. Examples of activities in Albania
IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMING THROUGH THE DIFFUSION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Examples of activities in Albania
Training and workshop on Integrated production and farm management on the following topics
i) vegetables in open field and in greenhouses
ii) viticulture
iii) fruit crops
iv) nurseries

7. 18 farms have been visited by 150 persons;
IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMING THROUGH THE DIFFUSION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
OUTPUTS – ALBANIA (2)
313 local operators participated in 12 workshop/activities on sustainable production techniques in fruit and vegetable production;
18 farms have been visited by 150 persons;
Established a Country Assistance Centre in Horticulture at the REGIONAL CENTRES FOR EXTENSION Durres
A special website for horticulture has been set up
Distribution of the Guidelines for protocols for integrated production of 6 fruit and 5 vegetable crops

8. - 1 vehicle delivered and currently in use;
IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMING THROUGH THE DIFFUSION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
OUTPUTS – ALBANIA (3)
- 1 vehicle delivered and currently in use;
documents and equipment delivered to the Ministry of Agriculture, and to the Institute of Agriculture, e.g.
Publications of CIHEAM-IAMBari on agriculture
notebooks, PCs, etc.
- advertising material produced at the special web page of the Ministry of Agriculture

9. IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMING THROUGH THE DIFFUSION OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS