Gjonaj family in the remote village of Tplan in Tropoja district is one of the beneficiaries of the financial assistance from the Agricultural and Rural Development Agency (ARDA), thanks to which this family has turned a modest farm into a certified enterprise that keeps increasing the size of its herd each year.

Prime Minister Edi Rama today visited the Gjonaj family farm in Tropoja, which has reconstructed the existing stable and a barn through an investment of 11.7 million lek. “Tplan is mainly a dairy and agricultural area and an investment through the state budget support is being finalized. A livestock farm being built through an investment of 11, 7 million lek. Thanks to this indispensable investment, this farm has increased in its size from ten cows originally to 45 cows and 25 calves. The investment includes reconstruction of the existing stable and the barn,” ARDA Director Frida Krifca said.

Gjonaj family head thanked the Prime Minister for the financial support since 2016 to further increase the size of the farm. “Thank you for taking the time to visit us here in these remote areas. The Agency has helped us a lot. We have already completed reconstruction of the stable and the barn has been built from scratch. Despite difficulties we have been encountering, we have actually been supported from the state since 2016,” he said.

On his part, PM Rama pledged continued government support in the future. “It is important that you have developed sound basis of this enterprise. Unfortunately, this is actually a belated investment, since it should have been finalized much earlier. However, you will enjoy our continued support.”