What is the value of the land? Information from market creation in the Albanian coastal area Cover Image

Cila është vlera e tokës? Informacione nga krijimi i tregut në zonën bregdetare shqiptare
What is the value of the land? Information from market creation in the Albanian coastal area

Author(s): Fatmir Guri, Elena Kokthi
Subject(s): National Economy, Agriculture, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Shtëpia botuese “UET Press”
Keywords: Albanian coastal area; Agriculture; Economy;

Summary/Abstract: When we recall that there is competition between agriculture and other economic sectors, we almost always to land use competition between agriculture and tourism, or between agriculture and urbanisation. These three activities are the biggest consumers of the land. It is true that agriculture is the largest user of the land but also other activities need broad space for development. In the confrontation between agriculture and tourism, there are two other factors that are detrimental to agriculture: firstly, the level of income generated by agricultural activity is lower than that of tourism. Secondly, agricultural and tourist activities need significant labor, a factor that has become problematic in rural areas of the northern Mediterranean. The procetss of desertification of rural areas, coupled with the rural exodus to cities, ruining in this way the rural economies, problems which are not yet verified in the South, is always present. The article attempts to analyze the organization of the land market, as more explanatory element of this competition between the actors, the reasons for selling, price and competition implications of Rreth-Greth and Spillej (Kavaja) agricultural area.

  • Issue Year: 7/2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 163-170
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Albanian
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