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TIRANA, June 23 – Increasing the competitiveness of domestic agricultural products and meeting quality standards remains a key challenge for the Albanian government. In a conference held last week with donors, Deputy Agriculture Minister Ndoc Fasllia said state budget funds for agriculture will increase by 15 percent each year with the target of reaching 100 million dollars in 2013. Agriculture products currently meet 70 percent of the country’s needs but the sector remains highly underdeveloped. German ambassador Carola M