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Agriculture and food industry –
opportunities for development in
Moldova
Invest in Moldova – Invest in Region
Ministry of Agriculture
and Food Industry of
the Republic of Moldova
20-21 of February, Chisinau
Agriculture and food industry –
General overview
Area:
33,800 km2
Population:
3.58 million
Capital:
Climate:
Chisinau - 717,000 citizens
moderate winter (Jan. -4 -7°C ),
warm summer (Jul. +25 +28°C)
Agricultural land:
including:
2518,2 thousand ha
Arable land:
Perennial plantations:
Black earth:
1833,2 thousand ha
299,0 thousand ha
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
country’s 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
National Strategy for Development 2008-2011
National Strategy for sustainable development of
agricultural and industrial sector for 2008-2015
Government Program for 2005-2009
“Country’s modernization and people’s welfare”
National Program “Moldovan village” (2005-2015)
Concept on subsidies in agriculture (2008-2015)
World Bank Reforms’ Program for Economic Growth
and Poverty Reduction
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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
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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
1 million
tons /year
25 million dal
of wines
191 wineries
65 million dal
of wines
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 )
Fruits (total), including:
- seedy species, of which
417
309
- apples
301.5
- pears
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- stone-fruit species, of which
EurepGap quality system
implemented by
1.
2.
3.
4.
JSC “Codru-ST”
JSC “Agroproduct”
JSC “Viogen-Grup”
Ltd. “Podgoreni”
90.2
- plumps
51
- cherries
13.5
- sweet cherries
7.3
- peaches
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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
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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 agrofood 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
7.
Food security consolidation in South-eastern European countries in transition –
a regional approach to food legislation and control, FAO, 390000 USD, 20042007
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: +(373 22) 210-752 ; +(373 22) 210-249
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.maia.gov.md
Invest in Moldova – Invest in Region
Ministry of Agriculture
and Food Industry of
the Republic of Moldova
20-21 of February, Chisinau