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Category: Agribusiness & Winemaking
On March 12-13, 2025, Chisinau hosted the Green and Just Transition Summit, which brought together more than 100 non-profit civil society organizations from the fields of environment, youth, culture, labor market, human rights organizations, and media. The event provided a platform for sharing experiences, discussing Moldova’s commitments to sustainable development, building partnerships and attracting sources of funding for environmental initiatives. The summit was organized by the New Democracy Foundation (Denmark).
The first commercial shipment of Moldovan apples was sent to India on March 19. The export shipment is carried out in the standard (non-test) mode. Prior to that, several trial shipments totaling 260 tons were sent to the Indian market in the enhanced control mode during 2023-24. Due to positive assessments of these deliveries, as LP reported (No. 7 of 28.02.25), on February 21, the Indian Ministry of Agriculture completed all necessary procedures and included Moldova in the list of countries approved for apple deliveries in the standard mode, in accordance with Indian phytosanitary norms.
A clear allusion to the Buridan donkey (who died of hunger, unable to choose the better of two haystacks) in one of the reports at the General Meeting of the Moldova Fruct Association very figuratively describes the difficult situation in Moldovan fruit growing.
A few weeks ago, the famous Invino enoteca was preparing to close. Logos Press wrote that Chisinau needed it both as a place of wine culture and as a place for foreign guests to get acquainted with the best Moldovan wines. Fortunately, the project was saved. The new owners of the business are Ludmila Druta and Ludmila Strong.
Winemakers presented their wines from the 2024 vintage at traditional regional tastings. There were three of them – in the IGP Valul lui Traian, IGP ?tefan Voda and IGP Codru zones. 48 enterprises participated in them.
The 45th specialized exhibition MOLDAGROTECH opened in the international exhibition center Moldexpo on March 12. More than 60 exhibitors from 10 countries presented their products and technologies. The exhibition will last four days.
In 2024, the total value of agricultural products produced in Moldova amounted to about 41.37 billion lei. This is 1% less as compared to 2023, and the decline with respect to 2021 is about 14.5%. Taking into account the inflation rate and fluctuations in prices for vegetable and animal products, the conclusion is obvious – in real terms, the value of agricultural products has decreased and the sector is stagnating.
The National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) inspected 88 wineries in 2024 (82 in 2023) and 40 specialized warehouses (39 the year before). A total of 186 state control inspections were carried out, including 58 unannounced inspections, not counting participation in joint inspections with other bodies.
Overall wine consumption is currently declining worldwide. And this trend will continue. However, there are some types of wines for which demand is growing. Among them is pet-nat. Why don’t we produce and sell what is fashionable and in demand?
Recently, the leaders of eight non-governmental agricultural sectoral organizations sent an “open letter” to the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova with a proposal to withdraw and annul the draft Law No. 69/06.03.2024 on the organization and functioning of the Chambers of Agriculture.
Experts believe that in the structure of agricultural production the optimal ratio of plant and animal products is about 60/40. Last year the agrarian sector of the Moldovan economy came almost close to this ideal proportion. Although not in the best way.
For 2025, according to the Association “Union of Sugar Producers of RM” (UPZM), two Moldovan companies-operators of the sugar beet complex – Sudzucker Moldova and Moldova Zahăr – have contracted about 14 thousand hectares of agricultural land for sugar beet cultivation. Despite the drought and losses registered last year, sugar and sugar beet producers continue to invest in Moldovan agriculture.
