**9. Concluding remarks**

Olive oil production can become a very important aspect in the Albanian agriculture economy. Due to the favourable climatic conditions the main input, olives, can be cultivated in a more intensive form, despite the fact, that the areas under olive cultivation in Albania compared with the areas in Greece or Italy are very insignificant.

After a relatively long hiatus related with the democratic political changes in of early '90-s, the Albanian olive and olive oil industry is showing signs of a healthy recovery. Since the country restored political and economic stability in 1999, the olive sector has attracted notable attention from the government and private investors, giving rise to a considerable growth of the sector. The planting of new trees has increased tremendously as a result of the government's supporting programs and private initiatives. New plantings have been established with modern practices and good management. The oil processing industry has also experience significant growth. Small processing plants have become more efficient in producing high quality oil for domestic and foreign markets. Still, the sector faces important challenges to overcome such as high cost of production, dominance of low quality olive oil production, shortage of raw materials, weak contracting relationship between the growers and the processors, and deficiencies in marketing.

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