Poland has been for years the EU’s largest carp producer with its domestic production accounting for 30% of the total EU output, according to the National Support Centre for Agriculture (KOWR). Poland is followed by the Czech Republic and Hungary. According to KOWR, there are over 850 aquaculture farms in Poland with a total pond…
Berries producers in Moldova need to diversify their markets to be able to develop further. Dmitri Dodica, executive director of the Association Pomusoarele Moldovei, made the statement at a workshop dedicated to the berries market in 2022 and forecasts for 2023. Attending the event were over 40 producers of various types of bacifera, who confirmed…
The wine sector in the Republic of Moldova has increased potential to become sustainable and demonstrate care for nature, man and society, states an evaluation report on the degree of alignment of Moldovan wineries with the Fair-and-Green sustainability standard presented to the National Vine and Wine Office (ONVV) and USAID Rural Competitiveness and Resilience Activity…
Over 150 fruits producers, including from the Transnistrian region, participated in a National Conference titled, Business of Fruits in Moldova, held in Chisinau on December 8-9. The event was organized by the Moldova Fruct Association, in partnership with the Rural Competitiveness and Resilience Activity project (RCRA) of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). “A…
In January to November, Ukraine exported 50.9 million tons of agricultural and food products for a total sum of $21.1 billion, Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy Yuliya Svyrydenko said in an interview with CNN. “Over 11 months of the current year, Ukraine exported 50.9 million tons of agricultural and food products…
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on December 5 said this year’s fruit harvest was expected to hit about 45,000 tons of citrus, adding the Government would subsidise collection of non-standard tangerines. Last week, the regional Government of Adjara also announced state authorities would co-finance collection of a kilogram of industrial tangerines with GEL 0.15 ($0.055), with…
On December 1, a caravan of 3 vessels departed from the ports of Great Odesa, which would deliver 126,000 tons of agricultural products to the countries of Africa, Asia and Europe. Among them is bulk carrier Golden Arsenal with Ukrainian wheat for Algeria. Currently, 22 vessels are being processed in the ports of Great Odesa…