Agricultural farms in the country , from year to year are growing . With the investment and support farmers , which is intensified by local institutions has significantly increased the number of large farms and specialized compared with previous years . According to the Statistics Agency of Kosovo , the number of large farms and specialized by 104 as it was in 2007, reaching 341 in 2012 . However , based on these data , it appears that the number of small farms has remained roughly the same, but is indicative of the growth areas tyrepër 5.7 percent . The largest increase , according to these data, the number of hectares in ështëtek big fermata and tëspecializuara , from 3,434 ha in 2007 to 6,969 ha in 2012 , with an increase of 102.9 percent .
Agriculture Ministry spokesman Adil Behramaj , this increase relates to the focus of their investments gjysmëkomerciale and commercial farms . "All of our focus over the years has been gjysmëkomerciale and commercial farms rather than small farms . Within a year we manage to support over 20 thousand farms directly , but concern has been and remains agricultural productivity and yields , which in some farms are not as large as a result of small farm size and lack of access to expertise technical , resulting in outdated agricultural practices , inadequate use of inputs and inefficient practices of farm management , but all these weaknesses were addressed and all this time we tried to strengthen the investment , as direct , as well as advisory services . So have many positive measurable indicators of these investments , which are also indicated by surveys KSA , but obviously still work to be done, especially in improving competitiveness and restructuring physical potential on farms " Behramaj spokesman says .