News about Agribusiness
More than 30 inspectors from the National Food Safety Agency, with consulting support from an expert from Croatia, participated in the development of an assessment procedure, classification, and modernization of authorized enterprises in the milk and meat processing industries, in accordance with European directives. The draft document was prepared during a seminar organized by ANSA’s central office.
The government approved regulations on the criteria and procedures for accrediting the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments, Financial Management, Oversight, and Transparency.
The European Investment Bank will provide a preferential loan of 150 million euros to fund the “Livada Moldovei II” project. The government ratified the financing agreement between Moldova and the EIB today.
Moldova will receive loans and grants totaling 130 million euros from the European Union and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to implement the “Moldova – Sustainable Water Supply for Irrigation Project.” This is provided for in the draft loan agreement approved by the Moldovan government at today’s meeting.
Ukraine’s state-owned railway carrier, JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia,” has launched a series of talks with logistics market operators aimed at increasing the throughput capacity of railway border crossings. The first phase begins on July 29 with a meeting on crossings with Poland, followed by meetings with Romania and Moldova on July 30, Hungary on July 31, and Slovakia on August 4. The Moldovan side would be wise to decide by tomorrow whether it has any interest in this dialogue.
Finance Minister Victoria Belous discussed possible changes to tax policy with representatives of the agri-food sector — 2027.
Water resource management on the Dniester River, in light of the current hydrological situation, was one of the topics discussed at the meeting between Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan and Paun Rogovei, Ukraine’s ambassador to the Republic of Moldova.
Extreme heat and a prolonged drought in France are forcing volunteers to rescue fish by hand from rivers where water levels are dropping rapidly and oxygen levels are becoming critically low. Amid a widespread water crisis, water use restrictions are already in effect in 99 of the country’s 101 departments, and 58 have been placed under the highest drought alert level.
On July 27, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport published the latest data presenting the results achieved through the “EU-Ukraine Solidarity Routes.”
The introduction of a special fixed fee of 0.48 lei per liter of diesel fuel sold in Moldova has been postponed for one month. Prime Minister Vasile Tofan announced this during a press conference.
The harvest of the first group of grain and oilseed crops in Moldova will continue for at least another two to three weeks. The reasons for this are both good and not so good.
Amendments to laws and regulations governing the rules for informing consumers about the origin of food products were discussed today at a meeting between the leadership of the National Food Safety Agency and representatives of Moldova’s food industry.
Romanian farmers are at risk of becoming the most vulnerable group of diesel fuel buyers. The price of diesel for Romanian farmers surpassed the psychological threshold of 10 RON per liter yesterday.
The Moldovan government today declared a 30-day state of alert (high readiness) in the field of hydrology.
Yesterday, the government’s press office attempted to reassure the Moldovan public. The main message was that the authorities are addressing the diesel fuel shortage. At the time the press release was issued, two barges—carrying 6,000 metric tons of fuel—had arrived in the country, and the same amount was expected to arrive by the end of the day. The only catch is that the Cabinet of Ministers did not specify the origin, ownership, or distribution process for this resource.
The Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments has completed the verification of applications for financial assistance from farmers who lost most of their corn and sunflower crops in 2025.
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), as part of the “Sustainable Communities through Women’s Empowerment” project, funded by Sweden and Norway, will provide 40 women entrepreneurs in Moldova’s agricultural sector with financial support to develop climate-resilient businesses.
During the past workweek, the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments approved for payment applications for financial support totaling 17.49 million lei from the National Fund for the Development of Agriculture and the Rural Environment and the Republic of Moldova’s Growth Plan for 2025–2027.
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), sales by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) rose by 15.5% in 2025, and their share of Moldova’s economy increased by 1.7% over the course of the year.
The Association of Grain and Oilseed Producers, Forța Fermierilor, has expressed deep concern over the “worsening crisis in the supply of diesel fuel needed for agricultural work.”
