PHOTO // Agricultural market from Ungheni city of Moldova modernized with over 18 million lei

The agricultural market from Ungheni has been modernized and opened for producers and shoppers today. The new facility provides traders with better conditions for selling their goods, regardless of the weather, while giving shoppers access to local products.

Deputy Prime Minister, Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Vladimir Bolea attended the inauguration of the market, which was modernized with the support of Moldova’s government through the Central Regional Development Agency.

“Eternity was born in the countryside, said Lucian Blaga. And where the land is lovingly worked by such wonderful people, its fruits deserve to be welcomed with respect. The market in Ungheni is one of the five agricultural markets promised by the Infrastructure and Regional Development Ministry (MIDR). We want local producers to have a place where they can sell their goods under good conditions, and people to more easily find fresh products grown and prepared in Moldova. May the market be full, the tables abundant and the work rewarded! As when we respect those who work the land, we are actually respecting our roots and our purpose,” Vladimir Bolea said.

Deputy Parliament Speaker Doina Gherman highlighted that the new market provides more than 300 spaces for traders, 100 parking spaces two access roads, and 30 pavilions.

“Congratulations, dear residents of Ungheni, on the new agricultural market! An investment of 18 million lei, carried out with the support of the government and the contribution of Ungheni City Hall. Almost 80,000 residents of the district will have a modern and well-maintained space where they can buy local products, while our farmers will benefit from better conditions for selling their goods. With hard work and mutual understanding, Moldova is moving forward,” Doina Gherman noted.

For his part, Ungheni mayor Vitalie Vrabie emphasized the importance of the new market in supporting local producers and ensuring modern conditions for selling goods.

“I am happy that our producers will be able to sell their harvest under good conditions, while shoppers will be able to find local products in a modern and well-organized market. We thank everyone who contributed to this achievement. We look forward to welcoming you to the market from Tuesday to Sunday, so that you can buy goods from our producers and enjoy this place together,” Vitalie Vrabie said.

In total, more than 18.25 million lei was invested in modernizing the market, including 15 million lei from the National Fund for Regional and Local Development and 3.25 million lei contributed by the Ungheni City Hall.

Following the renovation, the market includes 30 commercial pavilions, 1.19 hectares of developed land, more than 8,200 m² of pavement and modernized access roads, water and sewage networks and modern infrastructure. It is the first digitized agricultural market of Moldova and one of the five agricultural markets that MIDR has set out to modernize.