The new prime minister, Vasile Tofan, has already indicated that the agri-food sector will be a key focus. Meanwhile, MAIA Minister Radu Musteață has already outlined a list of priorities for the ministry.
Starting in early August, Moldova will see the start of the season for the organized sale of young walnuts in their green shells—through supermarket chains, in consumer-sized packages. Prices for this “niche” product—which is already quite expensive—will not rise compared to last year, as promised by its producers.
Sergey Ivanov, a member of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, reported that he managed to contain a fire near his wheat field in time. In his opinion, the cause was not the hot weather, but an act of arson.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure Vladimir Bolea did not rule out the possibility of establishing maritime academies in Moldova. However, this will not happen until the country’s legislation has been harmonized with the relevant European Union regulations.
A high-tech irrigation system has been put into operation in the village of Peliney (Kahul District). The project will enable 25 local farmers to irrigate more than 60 hectares of farmland. Construction of the facility cost more than 10 million lei. The majority of this amount came from a grant from the IFAD program.
Maersk, a container shipping operator, is no longer able to provide services in Ukraine through the Black Sea fishing port “due to the deteriorating security situation caused by Russian attacks.”
Tatiana Nistorică, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, who is suspected of corruption, has been dismissed from her post. The decision was made today at a cabinet meeting at the initiative of Minister of Agriculture MAIA Radu Musteață.
As of the middle of this week, wholesale prices for watermelons at wholesale markets in Moldovan cities do not exceed 5–6 lei per kilogram. By contrast, at the end of last workweek, the price was 7–9 lei per kilogram.
He previously served as deputy director general of that agency. Alexandr Manciu began working at the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) in 2014 as a chief specialist in the Sanitary and Veterinary Inspection Department. Subsequently, his work was focused on the agency’s Animal Health and Welfare Department.
Moldova’s State Hydrometeorological Service has extended the “yellow alert” warning of a fire risk through the end of this month.
The staff of the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) gave a warm farewell to their former director general, Radu Musteață, who is now the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Food Industry (MAIA). Judging by the group selfies on Facebook, the new minister also holds warm feelings for his former colleagues and is grateful to them.
Moldova’s experience with subsurface (in-soil) irrigation—which is unique even among many EU countries—is being implemented in Uzbekistan’s agricultural sector.
“It all started with apple shipments—and that’s how it will continue. Dried fruit shipments will be added.” This was the central theme of the speech by Iurie Fala, executive director of the “Moldova Fruct” Association, at the Moldovan-Indian business forum held in Chisinau.
Prime Minister Vasile Tofan stated in parliament that he would like to bring the Ukrainian company “Nova Poshta” on board to operate at Markulești (Florești) Airport.
Romanian President Nicușor Dan reported on X that last night, the Liberian-flagged propane tanker Gas Lisbon sank approximately 20 nautical miles off the Romanian coast.
The American agribusiness company Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) has announced the appointment of Jeff Rowe, former CEO of Syngenta Group, as Chief Operating Officer. He will assume his duties on August 17 and will oversee the company’s commercial operations, manufacturing, and research and development.
The water level in the Danube within Romania has dropped to its lowest level since 1996. Due to the river’s low water levels, authorities have restricted the use of water for irrigation, and navigation has been partially suspended on certain sections of the river.
During the last ten days of July, a clear upward trend in the purchase price of rapeseed for export emerged on the Moldovan market. While just yesterday the “working price” for rapeseed demanded by major traders was around 10 lei/kg, today it has risen to 10.1–10.2 lei/kg. There are several factors driving this growth, the most important of which are the currently limited domestic supply and high external demand. As a result, competition has intensified.
New details and assessments are emerging regarding the water supply situation in the Republic of Moldova’s settlements in general and in the capital in particular, and these fall well short of a “good” rating.
The name of the “Tofan government’s” program—“European Economy, Effective State”—clearly indicates its top priority: restructuring the economy and public administration institutions to meet the needs of European integration.
