PROJECT TITLE

Improving farming technology and new facility capacities under best farm’s standard

OVERALL OBJECTIVE

The global objective of this grant scheme is to support improved access to and competitiveness on the national and international markets for Kosovo's agri-rural goods and services.

LOCATION

Brekoc, Gjakova/Đakovica

SECTOR

Agriculture

DURATION

02/01/2020 – 09/30/2021

VALUE

Total cost of the project 249,625.54€; EU contribution 64%

BENEFICIARIES

Target group: the owner of farm, current employees, 7 new employees (4 women), 2 small shops for selling home-made cheese, other milk cow farmers through horizontal integration; Final beneficiaries: consumers, crop production farmers, input dealers, unemployment people, restaurants etc.

RESULTS

-Increase number of cows by 35 new; -Create a new cooperative with at least 17 farmers; -Replacing energy using by fossil sources, reduction of costs by 90% and exchange of energy with KEDS; -Sales and revenues this farm will increase by 55% after Action; -Additionally, 30 Dairy cows (total number of cows 65) and producing; -Milk production 580,000 L/yearly; -New product – artisan cheese;