DAR Cahul
Agri-Food sector - Challenges and opportunities
Sustainable development through smart investments
23rd of July
DAR Cahul
Agenda
09:00 - 09:30
Registration of participants
Welcome coffee
09:30 - 10:00
Welcome message
Alexei Repede, President AOAMP, Worldwide Moldovan Business Association
Iurie Ușurelu, General Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture , Regional Development and Environment, Republic of Moldova
Valentin Alexandru Țachianu, State Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Romania
Vlad Cășuneanu, Acting president of Cahul District, Moldova
Moderator:
Iacob Cerlat
General Secretary AOAMP
10:00 - 11:30
Thematic presentations
SWOT analysis of the agri-food sector in the Republic of Moldova
Alexei Repede, AOAMP President, Worldwide Moldovan Business Association
Common market organization in the fruit vegetable sector, forms of association, producer groups and organizations, capitalization of products
Tatiana Popa – senior advisor, General Directorate for Agricultural Policies, MADR Romania
Support forms in the vegetable sector – state aid, community aid
Mihaela Vartolomei – senior advisor, General Directorate for Agricultural Policies, MADR Romania
Management of the agri-food value chain
Processing and marketing of finished products with high added value
Viorica Boboc – senior advisor, General Directorate for Food Industry and Trade, MADR Romania
Funding opportunities from national and European funds
Financing / Investment / Partnerships
Victor Roșca, Director of UCIP IFAD, IFAD Consolidated Programme Implementation Unit
Svetlana Manole, Head of TO Cahul AIPA, Agency for Intervention and Payments for Agriculture
Aurelia Stan, expert CDRJ Brăila, Rural Development Network in Romania
Export potential of the agri-food sector
Increasing the degree of competitiveness and quality of local products
Boris Foca, Head of Policy Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate, MADRM Moldova
Ecological Agriculture
Undisclosed potential for the Republic of Moldova
Legislation, control bodies, import from third countries. The experience of Romania
Iulia Grosulescu – senior advisor, General Directorate for Agricultural Policies, MADR Romania
The realities and perspectives of organic farming in the Republic of Moldova
Spartac Chilat, Executive director Prograin Organic SRL; Co-founder of Moldova Organic Value Chain Alliance
Association, representation, negotiation ability
Prospects for collaboration. Invitation to create agrocluster
Stelian Andronache, MAC-P, Moldova Agricultural Competitiveness Project
Viorica Boboc – senior advisor, General Directorate for Food Industry and Trade Policies, MADR Romania
11:30 - 12:00
Q & A Session
Conclusions
12:00 – 13:00
Networking
Coffee break
13:00 - 14:00
Dialogue - AOAMP delegation, entrepreneurs, representatives APL I, APL II
Identification of potential collaborative projects
Representatives of the Economic and Agricultural Department; District counselors; Mayors; Entrepreneurs.
