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The Republic of Moldova has set a new Guinness World Record in the category ‘World’s Largest Human Image of a Vine’.
In September 2026, 52 farmers received funding under the ‘Agricultural Credit Facility’ (FCA) programme (loans totalling 45.59 million lei and grants totalling 3.29 million lei).
In September this year, the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments approved for payment farmers’ subsidy applications totalling approximately 11.3 million lei.
Over 100 wineries, wine tastings, classes at the ‘Wine School’, guided tours with sommeliers, trips to Moldovan wineries, cultural events and an official attempt to set a Guinness World Record. On the first weekend of October, 3 and 4 October, the 25th National Wine Day will take place in the Grand National Assembly Square. Here’s what you need to know about this festival:
Despite the serious challenges currently facing the wine industry, including climate change and shifting consumer preferences, the Cricova company has seen an improvement in its financial indicators over the last three years. The statement was made by the managing director of the “Cricova” Wine Combine, Sorin Maslo.
A total of 185 applications from farmers for partial compensation of insurance premiums (premiums under agricultural risk insurance contracts concluded in 2025), amounting to a total of 19.64 million lei, were received by the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments.
Last year, Moldova was able to fully meet domestic consumption through its own production for only 18 out of the 39 agri-food items for which the National Bureau of Statistics calculated the balance. For a further four commodity items, the country’s self-sufficiency rate remains high – over 80 per cent. Whereas for two food commodity items, the country is very heavily (over 50 per cent) dependent on imports.
Farmers in Moldova can receive up to 3 million lei ‘in a single payment’ under two new financial support programmes announced by the Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture. Between 1 and 30 October, AIPA’s regional offices are accepting applications from candidates for subsidies under DR-09 ‘Support for the Employment of Young People and New Farmers’ and DR-10 ‘Support for Small Farmers and Family Farms in Rural Areas’.
MP Iurie Levinschi proposes the introduction of a special permit for the introduction and transfer of exotic and locally absent species into aquaculture. The draft law provides for amendments to the legislation on aquaculture and the regulation of entrepreneurial activity through authorisation.
This week, a large-scale sowing campaign for winter cereals – wheat and barley – has begun in Moldova. Opinions vary widely as to how much land these crops will occupy for the 2027 harvest. At present, there are factors pointing both towards a reduction in the area sown with these crops and towards maintaining it at last year’s level.
Scottish whisky producers are facing a surplus of stock following a 15-year boom. Distilleries are halting production, cutting staff and preparing for a protracted period of weak demand.
At the end of last week, grape growers began the mass harvest of late-season table grapes of the main export variety – ‘Moldova’. Initial assessments of the situation are rather mixed.
In Moldova, an app for farmers collects data on the weather, soil and the condition of crops. The service helps farmers determine the timing for sowing, watering, applying fertiliser, pest control and harvesting.
The Republic of Moldova’s production capacity in the field of seed production and the production of planting material, control and certification procedures, as well as import and export requirements for these goods, were analysed during a meeting between the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry, Eugeniu Osmochescu, and members of the sectoral advisory council on seeds and planting material.
All 23 state-owned enterprises under the authority of the ‘Moldsilva’ Agency will be merged into a single state-owned company — ‘Forests of Moldova’, wholly owned by the state. The draft was drawn up by the Ministry of the Environment.
The training session for farmers and processors, entitled ‘Fruit Marketing: From Planning to Market’, will be held at the production and commercial facility of PROPROFIT SRL (Căușeni) by the Centre for Agricultural and Rural Advisory Services (CCAR) on the morning of Wednesday, 30 September.
Only around 10 per cent of the 2026 sunflower harvest has been gathered to date, according to preliminary estimates by the Ministry of Agriculture (MAIA).
Wholesale prices for new-crop honey in Moldova at the start of the 2026 marketing season were lower than beekeepers had expected. In September, traders are offering around 40–42 lei per kilogram for polyfloral (blended, mainly from sunflowers) honey, and 80–85 lei per kilogram for single-variety (acacia, lime) honey. Moreover, by the end of the month, the majority of purchase and sale transactions are being concluded at prices closer to the lower end of this range.
Over 143 million lei have been requested, for the period 2022–2026, to compensate pig owners affected by measures to eradicate outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF). The figures are contained in a response provided by the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) to a parliamentary question tabled by MP Liliana Iaconi.
National Wine Day (ZNV) is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Over this time, the festival has evolved alongside the entire wine industry. From its very first day to the present, this event has become a landmark occasion for promoting Moldovan wine, wine traditions, wine culture and wine tourism – as well as the people who produce it.
