HORIZON-CL6-2027-03-GOVERNANCE-02 – Sustainable competitiveness for a growing dairy farm in Albania

We are a family-run dairy farm in northern Albania, owned and developed by two siblings, currently producing approximately 550 litres of raw milk per day.

Our goal is to expand the herd, increase milk production and modernise the farm in a structured and sustainable way. In a later stage, we plan to establish our own dairy-processing facility for bottled milk, yoghurt and cheese.

We want to bring a new and more modern approach to dairy farming in Albania by combining practical farming experience with better planning, digitalisation, efficient resource use and long-term business development.

Under HORIZON-CL6-2027-03-GOVERNANCE-02, we are interested in joining a consortium as a partner representing a real agricultural SME that is actively working on improving its competitiveness and preparing for future growth.

We are particularly interested in approaches and tools that can improve farm planning, production efficiency, cost awareness, resource management, market readiness and long-term decision-making.

Our future move into dairy processing also creates a strong need for better analytical capacity, especially when planning investments, production volumes, operational costs, resource use and future market development.

We are looking for Horizon Europe coordinators, research organisations, universities, agricultural economists, digital solution providers and other partners working on practical methods and tools that can strengthen the competitiveness of European farmers.

Our contribution would be a real operating dairy farm, practical insight from a growing family business and a concrete development case from Albania, where there is still strong potential for modernisation and innovation in the agricultural sector.