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Agriculture and food industry opportunities for
development in Moldova
Invest in Moldova Invest in Region 20-21 of
February, Chisinau
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of the
Republic of Moldova
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Agriculture and food industry General overview

• Area 33,800 km2
• Population 3.58 million
• Capital Chisinau - 717,000 citizens
• Climate moderate winter (Jan. -4 -7C ),
• warm summer (Jul. 25 28C)
• Agricultural land 2518,2 thousand ha
• including
• Arable land 1833,2
  thousand ha
• Perennial plantations 299,0 thousand ha
• Black earth 75 from total arable land

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Agriculture and food industry General overview
Trading agro-food products Mln USD
Share of agriculture in GDP
2005 2006 2007
GDP () 100,0 100,0 100,0
Agriculture, hunting and forestry () 16,4 15,1 9.9
Share of Food industry sector in the total countrys export 50
Employment in agriculture and food industry sector (share from total employed population) 40
Share of agriculture and food industry sector in GDP 22
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State Programs and strategies for agro-food
sector development
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Moldovan Food industry structure
Over total agricultural production, the plant
production dominates the animal production with a
share ratio of 70 to 30
Number of processing companies, by main
activities
Wine production 191
Bakery production 50
Fruit and vegetable processing and canning 35
Dairy production 15

• Stable and promising fruit and vegetable
  processing industry

• Strong wine and wine growing industry

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Wine sector overview

• 95 of the total wine production is export
  oriented
• 20 producers of divine and brandy
• 10 producers of sparkling wine
• 3 large wine cellars

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Fruits and Vegetables
Fruit Growing - 40 of the agricultural
production value
Annual average quantity of production 2000-2006
(thousand of tons )

• EurepGap quality system implemented by
• JSC Codru-ST
• JSC Agroproduct
• JSC Viogen-Grup
• Ltd. Podgoreni

Fruits (total), including 417
- seedy species, of which 309
- apples 301.5 - apples 301.5
- pears 6 - pears 6
- stone-fruit species, of which 90.2
- plumps 51 - plumps 51
- cherries 13.5 - cherries 13.5
- sweet cherries 7.3 - sweet cherries 7.3
- peaches 13 - peaches 13
The Republic of Moldova is one of the largest
European exporters of walnuts shelled, accounting
for a total volume of 9 thousand tons.
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Other food industry branches

• Fruits and vegetables processing -10,8
• Milk industry 10,8
• Vegetable oil (sunflower and soy) 10,2
• Bread and products of panification 9,6
• Meat and meat products 8,8
• Sugar industry 7,6
• Tobacco industry 5,9

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Quality System Implementation
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International Cooperation
Vineyard and Wine International Organization
International Fund for Agricultural Development
The United States Agency for International
Development
United States Department for Agriculture
International Office of Epizootic (OIE)
Sugar International Organization
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Government support to agro-food sector
development
The Concept on Subsidies in Agriculture
(2008-2015), approved by the GoM on 28th of
November 2007
For 2008 it provides

• MDL 141 mln. (12.5 million USD) targeted to
  modernize the agricultural sector and promote
  investments related to fruit-growing planting
  material and fruit-growing and walnut
  plantations, acquiring the necessary equipment
  and tools for rural small and medium enterprises
  that process, freeze and dry fruits and
  vegetables, as well for freezing and packing
  warehouses, agricultural equipment, revitalizing
  the zoo technical sector
• MDL 129 mln. (11.5 million USD) necessary for
  supplying the agricultural sector with
  phytosanitary products (pesticides) and
  fertilizers (mineral fertilizer), promoting
  insurance services for agricultural production,
  V.A.T. reimbursement etc.

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International support to Moldovan agro-food sector

• 1. Business agriculture development project,
  USAID, 19 mln USD, 2004-2009
• 2. Rural investments and services project
  (RISP-II), World Bank (IDA), 15 mln USD,
  2006-2010
• 3. Revitalizing agriculture project, FIDA, 15
  mln USD, 2006-2009
• 4. Rural business development program, FIDA,
  13,5 mln USD, 2006-2011
• 5. Assistance for unprivileged farmers 2KR,
  Japanese Government, 2000-present
• 6. Food security program, European Commission,
  2002- present
• Food security consolidation in South-eastern
  European countries in transition a regional
  approach to food legislation and control, FAO,
  390000 USD, 2004-2007
• 8. Food security program, European
  Commission/FAO, 2005-2008

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Success stories,international awards
1. Euro Market Award Bruxelles 1994 2. Earth
Market Award Malta 1998 3. IMPEX XIV
USA 1998 4. The International Academy of
Confectionary Markets, Moscow 2007
International Exhibitions Moscow, Barcelona,
Paris etc - 5 golden and 5 silver medals

1. Super Grand Prix International Contest Gold
   Gryphon 2002
2. Grand Prix International Contest Gold Gryphon
   2001
3. 1996-2003 17 Gold medals, 13 silver medals, 3
   bronze medals

1. Grand Prix XII International Exhibition
   ExpoVinMoldova 2003
2. 8 Gold medals, 6 silver medals, 1 bronze medal
3. Guinness Book the largest collection of wines
   in the world

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Conclusions
There are various investing opportunities in the
agricultural sector - the set up of joint
enterprises in Viticulture new plantations,
grape processing Fruits and vegetables
processing industry - specifically new
plantations, freezing and drying, canned
products, as well as greenhouses. The factors
that benefit such investments in this field are
the high level of soil fertility and climate
conditions, as well as the qualified labor
force Zoo technical sector the high potential
of meat and milk processing requires ensuring
increased supply of raw materials. Creation of
joint production units for bovine and swine
growing, meat production and processing
etc Irrigation systems high production
volumes and intensive agriculture requires modern
irrigation systems that would diminish the
drought risks and ensure a high
harvest Ecological agriculture one of the
high priorities is the development of ecological
(bio) products. Every year we register a high
number of certified ecological products, which in
2007 represented 22.7 thousand tones.
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Thank You for Your attention
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of the
Republic of Moldova Tel [phone]
(373 22) 210-249 Email adm_maia_at_moldova.md
Website www.maia.gov.md
Invest in Moldova Invest in Region 20-21 of
February, Chisinau
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of the
Republic of Moldova