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Among others, their measures aim at the qualitative development of tourism, the creation of jobs, the promotion of organic agricultural products, etc.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are here for the second year and we have tried to solve four of the main challenges of the region. We have experts from all over the world and we are engaging 10 teams to bring business ideas that would be of value to tourism, entrepreneurship, agriculture, and the food industry around the destination of Vjosa, Europe&#8217;s last wild river,&#8221; said Muktha Hiremath, expert of tourism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m Chris and my first experience with such a program was in Mozambique about a year ago.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s the magic of people from all over the world coming together to work on specific issues and ideas that bring people together to find solutions,&#8221; said Chistofer Belkieno, tourism expert.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am very happy to have led the winning group. It was a very practical and implementable idea. They brought to attention the high potential of local agricultural and livestock products due to the presence of many microclimates and decided to connect them with the end consumers who are citizens and restaurants. 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