The Divjaka irrigation scheme is part of the Lowland Zone in Lushnje District. The district of Lushnje is the most important agriculture area of the country. It is part of Fier region. Lushnjë district is known as the main supplier of food for the Albanian population. The whole Lushnje is cropped along intensive practices and hosts the largest amount of greenhouses. Divjaka is one of most intensive farming areas of this district. This area is well known for the intensive cultivation of vegetables. Divjaka grows 800 ha of vegetables in open field, usually with 3 crops rotated per year. Different irrigation systems are used, from furrow to sprinkler to drip irrigation, depending on the technology level of the farmer: thus the vegetables irrigation efficiency is highly variable.
Project Objectives:
- to strengthen the Government’s capacity to manage water resources both the national level and in the Drin-Buna and Semani river basins and
- to sustainably improve the performance of irrigation systems and irrigation institutions in the project area
