The USAID Project "New Business Opportunities" marked today the conclusion of the program in support of the agricultural sector, Zeri newspaper reports. According to Zeri, this program has generated about 6000 new work places, and there were about 23 million Euro export in the region. In February 2011, USAID started new program ‘Opportunities in Agriculture’, designed to increase agricultural production in Kosovo and to generate jobs in this sector.
US Ambassador to Kosovo, Tracy Jacobson said that it is wonderful to see Kosovo exporting agricultural products in Europe and the region. The Ambassador said that the project had also a particular focus on women farmers.
Jacobson also thanked the outgoing Minister of Agriculture, Blerand Stavileci for his cooperation and the work that the ministry has done, Zeri reports.