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IFAD in Albania: voices from the field
Supporting successful women in agribusiness

Albania -- Marime Korbi lives in Kukes, Albania, and is the owner of the Ervin company, which specializes in the production of high quality organic alcoholic and fruit drinks. Her business emerged intact from the transition from the socialist system, although it was ill prepared to enter a competitive market with its low output and antiquated production technology. Now Ervin is a flourishing producer of fruit juices and high quality raki, a traditional alcoholic drink made from local plums and grapes. It is the only producer of its kind in the north-east of the country.

Source: IFAD
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Statistics
Projects: 5

Total cost:
US$94.0 million

Approved IFAD loan:
US$51.9 million

Directly benefiting:
137,316 households
Contact Information

Lorenzo Coppola
Country Programme Manager
Via Paolo di Dono, 44
Rome, Italy
Work: +39 0654592066
Fax: +39 0654593066
l.coppola@ifad.org