According to the results of a study by the Agrocereale Association, given the agronomic limits of sunflower and rape production, in field rotations it is necessary to partially replace them with oilseeds, cereals and technical crops with a higher specific value. These are flax and mustard seeds, buckwheat, hemp, safflower and others.
Agricultural crops from the range of grain and oilseed “niche” in the structure of Moldova’s physical exports occupy less than 1%. At the same time, the financial proceeds from their supplies abroad approach 2% of the total amount of the country’s agro-food exports. “These crops, despite their small volumes, show great potential for “niche” exports, which can be very profitable if production is scaled up,” says Iurie Rija, Chairman of Agrocereale.
Besides, according to the specialists of the association, “niche” oilseeds and cereals are almost ideal raw material base for “small-scale reindustrialization” of the rural economy of RM. That is, the revival of small enterprises for deep processing of “niche” raw materials and the production of specific food products, including organic, with great potential for export to markets with high solvency of consumers.
