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Precision agriculture in seedling production in Albania

Good practice series - Digital agriculture

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Budapest, Hungary ;

Pages 4p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The focus of this good practice fact sheet is the experience of a farmer from Albania who has introduced new technologies for the production of vegetable seedlings grown in greenhouses. The document traces the farmer’s journey, from his efforts to research precision agriculture technologies to their practical application on his farm. It also explores the impact of this innovation on his output and revenue, while describing how some other farmers in Albania have begun to replicate the practice.

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