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German-Moldovan Agricultural Policy Dialogue (APD)

Supporting the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry on Moldova’s path into the EU

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    • 16.09.2024

    Moldovan Farmer Survey Results

    In the framework of the Conference on “Smallholder Inclusion in Agri-Food Value Chains” on September 12, 2024, an electronic survey (mentimeter) was conducted at several stages of the event. It enabled the 300+ (small) farmers to actively participate and react to the presentations made by the international and local senior officials.

    • 13.09.2024

    Smallholder Inclusion in Agri-food Value Chains

    The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova (MAIA), in partnership with the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the German-Moldovan Agricultural Policy Dialogue (www.apd-moldova.de) project, hosted a landmark conference on strengthening small farmers’ inclusion in agri-food value chains on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at the Palace of the Republic in Chisinau.

    • 08.07.2024

    Consultations for the Chamber of Agriculture

    APD Moldova is supporting the initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) to establish a Chamber of Agriculture in Moldova. Following the study tour for Moldovan agriculture representatives on June 2-7, which was organized by APD Moldova together with Chemonics (USAID) and showcased best practices of the Chambers of Agriculture in Germany and Austria, the consultations in 10 rural regions of Moldova take place from July 4-11, 2024.

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Events

    • 04.11.2024, 11:30 - 13:00
    • TUM, Faculty of Agricultural, Forestry and Environmental Sciences , Mircesti street 48, Chisinau, Moldova

    Lectures on the EU CAP and Food Safety at the Technical University of Moldova

    As part of APD’s activities on promoting the academic cooperation, a week of lectures are planned at the Technical University in Moldova on November 4-8, 2024. The daily lectures will be opened to students at the Agricultural and Veterinary Faculties, as well as to staff of the Moldovan agricultural administration. The participants will benefit from the knowledge and experience of Europe’s top experts on the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and on EU Food Safety requirements: (i) Professor Stephan von Cramon-Taubadel leads the Department for Agricultural Economics and Rural Development at the University of Göttingen, and (ii) Richard Moody, is a lawyer and leading food safety expert.

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About the APD Moldova

The German-Moldovan Agricultural Policy Dialogue (APD Moldova) is a project of the Bilateral Cooperation Programme funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL). The 3-year technical assistance project aims at supporting the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova (MAIA) and its agriculture administration on their path into the European Union (EU).

The Implementation Agreement for the APD Moldova project was signed by MAIA and GFA Consulting Group (General Agent of the BMEL for the Bilateral Cooperation Programme) on October 6, 2023, and started its support in November 2023. APD Moldova is functioning as a hub between the two ministries and manages 27 different activities, specifically pertaining to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), Food Safety Standards, and the Common Fisheries Policy (CPF) of the EU. These activities aim at promoting a dialogue between and sharing experiences of EU member states and Moldova on EU integration, helping build capacities in the agriculture administration (MAIA, AIPA, and ANSA), and enabling a smoother transition in the implementation of the EU body of law (EU Acquis). To share knowledge and promote mutual learning, the APD Moldova Project also focuses on establishing academic cooperation between these two countries.