Moldova to introduce Variety's Passport as document for vineyard planting material's origin

The recognition of the Variety’s Passport, a document developed by the National Institute for Applied Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (INCAAM), as an official provenance document, is necessary for the certification and commercialization of vineyard planting material, in accordance with present legal provisions. Authorities see this document as a strategic direction for enhancing the quality of propagation material and increasing the biological value in local vineyards.

Members of the Commission for evaluating the possibility of using the Variety’s Passport visited INCAAM, an institution that holds the national grapevine genetic fund and is a key player in the production and conservation of vine propagation material. The purpose of this visit was to assess the possibility of using the Variety’s Passport as an official document certifying the provenance, biological quality and compliance of vine propagation material.

‘’The official recognition of the Variety’s Passport will allow INCAAM, in subsequent stages, to get the necessary documentation for the registration and certification of parent plantations and propagation material, enabling them to be legally marketed as certified planting material,’’ said the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry.

This procedure was initiated in 2024, and as a result, the Institute got official permission to market 15 grapevine varieties, the origin of which is now recognized through the Variety’s Passport.

For this year, INCAAM aims, upon completion of all evaluation and approval stages, to be able to produce and market another 14 grapevine varieties, thus diversifying the offer of certified planting material and contributing to revitalizing local vineyards.

Through the collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) and INCAAM, Moldova contributes to strengthening the viticultural sector, opening new opportunities for producers and ensuring the necessary conditions for its sustainable and high-performance development. At the same time, Moldova continues its efforts for sustainable for the development of the viticultural sector by initiating the transition from using standard category vine planting material to the widespread use of high biological categories: initial, base and certified.