AgroHub
Agency for agricultural market establishment and advisory for small producers
Description
AgroHub is a project initiated by Tirana’s Department for Rural Economic Development and managed by the Tirana Agrikulture S.R.L company. The initiative’s objective is to develop new logistic points for the collection and food sale,and prioritize agricultural production in rural areas. The conceptualization of the project is intended to go beyond the private market. To do so, farmers and small producers receive access to public markets designed to bring agricultural players together, increase their production, and participate in export opportunities. The hub functions as an agency for rural and agricultural development, providing advisory services such as assistance in putting together dossiers, and submitting applications to potential government funding. Overall, AgroHub aims to address the major issues of rural development, small-scale agricultural production, territorial cohesion, product quality and the link between consumers and producers.
Technology
AgroHub intends to archive data on the country’s farmers through a “Digital farmer registry”. This solution intends to digitalize the current manual archiving of Albania’s rural registry. The new digital pool can provide a better overview of the initiatives in place and share existing policies and available support schemes for farmers.
Target
The project’s main beneficiaries are smallholder farmers. They can receive administrative and internal management support such as advice in formulating business plans, particularly those who wish to launch sustainable projects such as agro-tourism.
Business model
The access to knowledge and advisory provided by AgroHub is free of charge.
Impact
AgroHub aims to facilitate their long-term objectives which focus on gaining an overview of producers of all sizes in the region, identify and understand their needs, build the capacity of local producers, and provide access to new markets, pool production, and reduce waste on all stages.
Partners
Food Ideas
Four Betters
Better production
Better life
