The reserves of lignite are also scattered in the basins of Dukagjin and Drenica but the extraction of the mineral is currently limited only in the basin of Kosovo.
Besides lignite, Kosovo is also rich with zinc, steel, gold, cadmium, and bismuth. The culture of extraction of lignite dates way back from the roman age and the modern extraction of minerals in Kosovo began in 1930s with the establishment of Trepca Complex. Presently, Trepça is socially-owned property and it consists of eight mines, none of which is active.
Agriculture and Farming – Kosovo is rich with agricultural land. 53 percent of the total surface is arable land. Currently, the agricultural sector contributes with only 19 percent of total Annual Work Unit (AWU) and 15 percent of export value.
Food processing in Kosovo has been traditionally managed by the socially-owned enterprises, whereas today they are inactive; new private companies have begun operating in this field. Most of these companies are small and are not capable of meeting the largest part of demands in the market.
Investment in these companies, securing of new management techniques could rejuvenate the industry of agro-prosation in Kosovo to the extent where it could be competitive in international markets.
