Rapid Assessment of the Horticulture Industry in Moldova
The Rapid Assessment of the Horticulture Sector in Moldova was conducted as part of the Moldova Food Security Technical Assistance (TA), financed from the Global Food Crisis Response Program (GFRP) trust fund (TF). The original aim of the TA was to...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/396621500264036807/Rapid-assessment-of-the-horticulture-industry-in-Moldova http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28417 |
| Summary: | The Rapid Assessment of the Horticulture
Sector in Moldova was conducted as part of the Moldova Food
Security Technical Assistance (TA), financed from the Global
Food Crisis Response Program (GFRP) trust fund (TF). The
original aim of the TA was to inform the formulation of the
government’s food security strategy and the reform of
related policies, with a view towards a paradigm shift from
a self-sufficiency and production volume oriented to a
competitiveness-based agricultural policy framework.
Agri-food trade vulnerabilities were most recently exposed
in the current regional geopolitical context, which led the
Russian Federation impose an import ban on key Moldovan
agricultural products (wines, meat products, fruit and
vegetables) through 2013 and 2014. More than half of
Moldova’s agri-food exports go to CIS countries
(predominantly Russia)1, and another third to the EU. Much
higher levels of agricultural subsidies in other markets,
particularly in the EU, undermine the competitiveness of
Moldova’s agri-food products on both foreign and domestic
markets. Furthermore, despite the recently adopted Deep and
Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) with the EU and
despite an increase of the European import tariff rate
quotas, the Moldovan products were not able to find
immediate outlets on the EU market. The main reasons stemmed
from a lack of adaptation to or compliance with European
market quality and phytosanitary standards. The Rapid
Assessment of the Horticulture Sector in Moldova, carried
out between September 2014 and March 2015, serves a dual
purpose: (i) provide an overview of the strengths as well as
weaknesses of the Moldovan horticulture sector, which
constitutes a vital component of the country’s agricultural
economy and rural society, and (ii) explore opportunities
for fruit and vegetables market and product diversification,
which could reduce some of the observed sector vulnerabilities. |
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