Author: IT AJAS

ANGJELINA VUKSANI1, BESKIDA DORDA1, GJOKË VUKSANI2* 1Barleti University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tourism and Sports, Tirana, Albania 2Agricultural University of Tirana, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Tirana, Albania *Corresponding author; E-mail: gjvuksani@ubt.edu.al   Download PDF Full-text Abstract Bovine meat production in Albania has steadily declined since 2018, indicating a reduced capacity within the sector to […]

VILMA GURAZI 1*, KLIANDA SADIKAJ1, SANIJE ZEJNELHOXHA1, ERJON MAMOÇI1 1Department of Food Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania *Corresponding author; E-mail: vgurazi@ubt.edu.al  Download PDF Full-text Abstract Albania is undergoing a nutrition transition; simultaneously rise in obesity and retained undernutrition, marking a public health challenge. Modern eating habits […]

ERJON MAMOÇI1, ELTON BASHA2*, SANIJE ZEJNELHOXHA1 , VILMA GURAZI1, ANISA PEÇULI2 1Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania. 2Department of Agri-Food Technology, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania. *Corresponding author; E-mail: ebasha@ubt.edu.al  Download PDF Full-text Abstract The present study evaluates the chemical composition of the essential oil of wild Satureja […]

Elvis Kamberi1*, Edmond Hala1 1Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania *Corresponding author; E-mail: ekamberi@ubt.edu.al   Download PDF Full-text Abstract Fish populations are subject to multiple anthropogenic and environmental drivers that cause pronounced fluctuations in abundance. In certain cases, these fluctuations result in abrupt shifts that can disrupt fisheries, alter marine […]

EDMOND HALA* *Agricultural University of Tirana, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Kodër Kamëz, Tirana, Albania. ORCID Code: 0009-0005-1341-6050 *Corresponding author; E-mail: hiedmo@ubt.edu.al  Download PDF Full-text Abstract Albania boasts abundant water resources that support both inland and marine fish farming. In 2024, the country’s aquaculture sector yielded 7,149 tonnes from a […]

MARCO KULE1*, EDMOND HALA2 1Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Fishery policy officer, Tirana, Albania, email: marcokule11@gmail.com 2Agricultural University of Tirana, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Kodër Kamëz, Tirana, Albania, email: hiedmo@ubt.edu.al Corresponding author; E-mail: hiedmo@ubt.edu.al  Download PDF Full-text Abstract The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) plays a significant role in […]

ANILA SULAJ1*, ORKIDA TOTOJANI2, ENKELA HOXHA3 1,2,3Department of Rural Tourism Management, Faculty of Economy and Agribusiness, Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania Corresponding author; E-mail: asulaj@ubt.edu.al  Download PDF Full-text Abstract Rural tourism in Albania has emerged as a strategic pathway for regional development, leveraging the country’s rich cultural heritage and natural assets to stimulate employment and […]

GAZMEND GJINOVCI1,2*, ADNAND RAMADHI1, BEKRI XHEMALI2,3, BETIM BRESILLA2,4, SHPEND SHAHINI1 1Department of Plant Protection, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania 2Laboratory of Plant Protection, Kosovo Institute of Agriculture, Pejë, Kosovo 3 Faculty of Agribusiness, University Haxhi Zeka, Pejë, Kosovo 4 Department of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő, Hungary […]

TEUTA BUSHI1*, AIDA BANI2, FRANZ OTTNER3 1Department of Physics, Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania 2Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania 3Institute of Applied Geology, Department of Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards, Austria  Download PDF Full-text Abstract Serpentine soils in Albania are naturally enriched in nickel (Ni), which limits agricultural […]

VATH TABAKU1*, ELVIN TOROMANI1, LEONIDHA PERI1 1*Agricultural University of Tirana, FFS, Department of Forestry, Tirana, Albania;  Download PDF Full-text Abstract This study aims to assess the state of forest stands regeneration in old-growth beech forest areas treated with shelterwood cutting 2010-20 and determine the necessity of intervention with silvicultural measures, to restore the ecological balance […]