World Bank2012-06-082012-06-082007-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7563Recent trends in Albania suggest that it has the potential for a modern and competitive agricultural sector, provided there is sufficient private investment and the right policy environment. This chapter looks at the role of agriculture in the economy and the current status of the sector, and outlines the implications of modernization and transformation of agriculture for rural areas. It also identifies trends and sources of growth for agriculture, and concludes by presenting the key policy challenges for the sector. The rest of this report analyzes the challenges facing the agricultural sector and recommends policies for addressing them. These challenges are analyzed in greater detail, and more specific policy recommendations are given in the following chapters, which focus on strengthening supply chains, improving food safety, and ensuring that reforms are carried out in compliance with EU legislation. The final chapter looks at how well public expenditures in agriculture are managed in order to achieve these policy objectives.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO IRRIGATIONAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL INCOMESAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL POLICIESAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCERSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL SECTORSAGRICULTURAL SERVICESAGRICULTUREALCOHOLIC BEVERAGESANIMAL DISEASESANIMAL FEEDANIMAL HUSBANDRYAPPLESARABLE LANDBANK LOANSBARSBEERBEVERAGESBOTTLESBOTTLINGBREADCARROTSCEREALSCHANGES IN POVERTYCHEESECOLD CHAINCOLD STORAGECOLLECTIVE FARMSCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGESCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVE GRANTSCOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMER PREFERENCESCONSUMER PRICE INDEXCONSUMER PROTECTIONCONSUMERSCONSUMPTION PER CAPITACROP PRODUCTIONCROP YIELDSCROPSDAIRIESDAIRYDAIRY INDUSTRYDAIRY PRODUCTSDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDISEASESDIVERSIFICATIONDRAINAGEDUMPINGECONOMIC GROWTHEGGSEQUIPMENTEXPORT MARKETSEXTENSION SERVICESEXTERNALITIESFARM ACTIVITIESFARM EMPLOYMENTFARM HOUSEHOLDSFARM INCOMEFARM PRODUCTIONFARM SECTORFARM SIZEFARM-GATEFARMERFARMERSFARMLANDFEEDFERTILIZERSFISHFISH PROCESSINGFOOD CHAINFOOD CHAINSFOOD EXPORTSFOOD IMPORTSFOOD INDUSTRYFOOD PROCESSINGFOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRYFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD SAFETYFOOD SAFETY LEGISLATIONFOOD SAFETY STANDARDSFOOD SAFETY SYSTEMSFOOD SUPPLYFREE TRADEFRUITFRUITSGDPGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESGRAPESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS VALUEHARVEST INFRASTRUCTUREHAZARDHONEYHORIZONTAL INTEGRATIONHOUSEHOLD BUDGETHYGIENEINCOMEINCOME GENERATIONINCOME GROUPSINCOME LEVELSINCOME QUINTILEINCOME SUPPORTINCOME-GENERATING OPPORTUNITIESINEQUALITYINFLATION RATEINTEGRATIONIRRIGATIONLABELINGLAMBLAND HOLDINGSLAND REFORMLAND RIGHTSLAND SIZELIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK ADVICELIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITYLIVESTOCK PRODUCTSLIVESTOCK SECTORLOW TARIFFSMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATIONMAIZEMARKETINGMEATMEAT INDUSTRYMEAT PROCESSINGMILKMILK COLLECTIONMILK PER DAYMOUNTAIN AREASNATIONAL INCOMENATIONAL OUTPUTOIL INDUSTRYOLIVE OILOLIVESOPPORTUNITY COSTORGANIC FOODPACKAGINGPEACHESPEPPERSPER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONPER CAPITA INCOMEPESTICIDESPESTSPLANT PROTECTIONPOOR INFRASTRUCTUREPOOR POPULATIONPOORER AREASPOORER REGIONSPOST-HARVEST INFRASTRUCTUREPOTATOESPOTENTIAL OUTPUTPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY GAPPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRICE CONTROLSPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCT DIFFERENTIATIONPRODUCTION COSTSPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC WORKSPURCHASING POWERREAL GDPREDUCTION IN POVERTYREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRESTAURANTSRUNNING WATERRURALRURAL AREASRURAL CREDITRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL ECONOMYRURAL GROWTHRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL INCOMESRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL INHABITANTSRURAL LABORRURAL POORRURAL POPULATIONRURAL POVERTYRURAL POVERTY RATESRURAL RESIDENTSRURAL SECTORRURAL STAGNATIONSAFETY NETSANITATIONSAVINGSSHEEPSMALL FARMERSMALL FARMERSSMALL FARMSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESTARCHSTATISTICAL DATASTRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONSUBSISTENCESUPERMARKETSTARGETINGTOMATOESTRADE DEFICITTRADE POLICYTRANSACTION COSTSUNEMPLOYMENTVALUE ADDEDVEGETABLE PRODUCTIONVEGETABLESVINEYARDSWATER RESOURCESWATER USERSWATER USERS ASSOCIATIONSWESTERN EUROPEWHEATWINEWINE INDUSTRYWINEMAKINGWINERIESWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOWorld Bank10.1596/7563