National Food Authority (Albania)
The National Food Authority (AKU) () is a government agency under the supervision of the Albanian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The agency is responsible for ensuring the food security of the country and the stability of supply and price of food. References {{authority control Authority In the fields of sociology and political science, authority is the legitimate power of a person or group over other people. In a civil state, ''authority'' is practiced in ways such a judicial branch or an executive branch of government.''The N ...

Tirana
Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the distance. Due to its location at the Plain of Tirana and the close proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, the city is particularly influenced by a Mediterranean seasonal climate. It is among the wettest and sunniest cities in Europe, with 2,544 hours of sun per year. Tirana was founded as a city in 1614 by the Ottoman Albanian general Sylejman Pasha Bargjini and flourished by then around the Old Mosque and the ''türbe''. The area that today corresponds to the city's territory has been continuously inhabited since the Iron Age. It was inhabited by Illyrians, and was most likely the core of the Illyrian Kingdom of the Taulantii, which in Classical Antiquity was centred in the hinterland of Epidamnus. Following the Illyrian Wars it wa ...
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Ministry Of Agriculture And Rural Development (Albania)
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development () is a department of the Albanian Government in charge of regulation of the economic activity in the agricultural sector of the country with a purpose of increasing the sector's production capacity. The ministry is responsible for agriculture, rural development, food safety and consumer protection, fisheries and aquaculture, and waters administration. It was formed as the ''Ministry of Agriculture'' within the special cabinet created on December 4, 1912, right after the Declaration of Independence, with the first minister Pandeli Cale. History Since the establishment of the institution, the Ministry of Agriculture has been reorganized by joining other departments or merging with other ministries, thus making its name change several times. * Ministry of Agriculture (1912–1914) * Ministry of Public Works and Agriculture (1921–1925), (1927) * Ministry of Agriculture (1927–1928) * Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (1928– ...
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