Agriculture
Moldova: The tiny wine region is making inroads west
March 04, 2010By Helena Baker Totally landlocked and largely dependent on agriculture, Moldova is one of the poorer, if not the poorest, countries in Europe. Despite its economic woes, the country's picturesque countryside and colorfully painted houses charm visitors...
SIDA waiting for new government to launch agricultural census
September 21, 2009The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) is waiting for the Moldovan Government's decision on its participation in the first-ever nation-wide agricultural census in the independent Republic of Moldova's history, it was confirmed...
Farmland consolidation to be implemented in 40 Moldovan villages
July 01, 2009A project on farmlands' consolidation will be implemented in 40 villages from 21 Moldovan districts during one year. The project aims at improving the structure, as well as the quality of agricultural land plots, and will be financed by the World Bank...
Farmers that lost crops as a result of floods will receive compensations
August 25, 2008The agricultural land owners that lost their crops as a result of this year’s floods will be offered compensations. The Government Monday decided to allocate 15.3 million lei from the funds collected in an account specially opened for the purpose...
Each second employed in Moldova works in service sector
June 05, 2008Each second employed person in Moldova in 2007 worked in the service sector, while each third - in agriculture, the National Bureau of Statistics said. The people working in industry made up 14%, while in the construction sector - 5.7%. According...
- December 07, 2007
Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry, Anatolie Gorodenco, asked the European Commission (EC) for financial and technical support in implementing the National Strategy for Agro-industrial Complex Sustainable Development until 2020. During the...
Non-farm productivity shows big increase
September 06, 2007The U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday that non-farm productivity increased at a 2.6 percent annual rate in the second quarter of 2007. It was significantly higher than the 0.7 percent increase recorded in the first quarter of 2007 and was seen...
Government to increase financing agriculture risks
April 13, 2007The state will pay 80% of the agricultural producers' insurance contributions. This is envisaged by amendments to the Law on Subsidized Insurance of Agriculture Risks, approved by the Government on Wednesday. Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry...
Agricultural production dropped by 4.6% in 2006
February 20, 2007Agricultural production dropped by 4.6% in 2006 against the background of a dramatic recession of production of grains, tobacco, and fruits. According to the preliminary estimations, the agricultural production constituted in current prices 13 billion...
Ministry of Agriculture plans to seed 1 mln hectares of spring crops
February 19, 2007946 hectares of spring cultures are to be seeded in the spring of 2007, stated the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry, Anatol Gorodenco, on February 16, within the plenary session of the Parliament. According to the official, of these, half...